Amanda Kirby served as a relationship assistant and associate at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas from approximately 2010 to 2017, working in the bank's Wealth Management division at 345 Park Avenue in New York. Her role placed her in direct support of Paul Morris, the relationship manager who brought Jeffrey Epstein to Deutsche Bank in 2013 and maintained his accounts until 2018. The archive contains 6,370 emails involving Kirby spanning 2013 to 2016, documenting her operational and administrative support for Epstein's complex network of accounts and entities at the bank.
Kirby's correspondence reveals her involvement in routine banking operations for Epstein-related accounts, including processing wire transfers, coordinating compliance reviews, facilitating meetings between Epstein and bank personnel, and managing know-your-customer (KYC) updates. She also played a role in onboarding billionaire Leon Black as a client in 2015, coordinating paperwork that granted Epstein full power of attorney over Black's Deutsche Bank accounts.
Background#
According to her FINRA BrokerCheck record, Kirby worked as a Relationship Assistant at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in New York from June 2010 to February 2017. Following her tenure at Deutsche Bank, she became a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, where she focused on technology startup partnerships and translating between business and technology needs. She later became CEO of Do-IT Solutions, a company delivering technology solutions related to neurodiversity and wellbeing.
Deutsche Bank's relationship with Epstein began in August 2013 when Paul Morris, who had previously managed Epstein's accounts at JPMorgan Chase, brought him over as a client. The bank maintained this relationship until December 2018, despite Epstein's 2008 conviction. In July 2020, New York state regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million for "significant compliance failures" in its dealings with Epstein, citing the bank's failure to properly monitor hundreds of suspicious transactions.
Correspondence with Epstein#
Kirby's correspondence in the archive spans March 2013 through mid-2016, with 2,489 shared emails with Paul Morris, her direct supervisor. While Epstein himself rarely appears as a direct correspondent in Kirby's emails, her work facilitated his banking activities and interactions with Deutsche Bank personnel.
In September 2013, Kirby coordinated a meeting between Epstein and the Deutsche Bank team that would manage his accounts. She exchanged emails with Lesley Groff, Epstein's longtime assistant, to schedule the meeting for October 2013. When Epstein's travel plans changed, Groff wrote: "Jeffrey will no longer be in NY on Oct. 8th!", and they rescheduled for October 10.
Kirby's routine responsibilities included processing financial transactions for Epstein's various entities. In February 2015, she handled multiple wire transfers, confirming to Morris that "all 3 are done". She processed euro currency requests and handled margin calls for Southern Financial LLC, one of Epstein's investment entities. She coordinated with Vahe Stepanian and other Deutsche Bank personnel on account maintenance, though she noted she "don't have access to any of your accounts on DBForce" for certain client operations.
In February 2015, Kirby alerted Morris to compliance concerns arising from Epstein's high-profile legal troubles. She wrote that she needed to update the KYC (know-your-customer) files for the Butterfly Trust after trustee changes: "With all the recent press there will be alerts raised on JE's and this will go to High Risk for approval". The new trustees included Harry Beller and Erika Kellerhals, an attorney in the Virgin Islands.
Kirby also managed compliance alerts and research reports. In November 2014, she worked to clear alerts flagged on a prospective client by coordinating with AML compliance to verify that the alerts pertained to different individuals with similar names.
Leon Black Account and Power of Attorney#
In April 2015, Kirby played a central role in establishing accounts for Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of Apollo Global Management, with Epstein granted full authority over the accounts. On April 9, 2015, Deutsche Bank executive Daniel Sabba emailed that Black's family office "confirmed Jeffrey Epstein will have authority to transact on Leon's behalf". Kirby responded that she had "an account opened in his name. Just waiting to hear back from Brad for a few follow up questions before sending over additional paperwork to add JE as POA".
The following day, Kirby sent a detailed email to Brad Wechsler, an executive at Black's family office, explaining the difference between limited and full power of attorney: "As a Limited POA Jeffrey will only be able to trade in Leon's account. As a Full POA he will be able to trade, move assets and sign documents". Wechsler responded with two words: "Full power". Kirby then arranged an April 13, 2015 call, copying Epstein's email address ([email protected]), to "introduce some of the brokerage team and discuss the documents we'll be sending over".
Karyna Shuliak Check Investigation#
In August 2014, Kirby became involved in an urgent banking matter involving Karyna Shuliak, a young woman in Epstein's orbit. On August 5-6, 2014, Kirby worked with Deutsche Bank's investigations team to trace a $1,070 check that appeared as a "preauthorized debit" rather than a normal check transaction. She forwarded information to someone in Epstein's network, noting: "Our investigations team says that they cannot find any information showing that this debit was a check".
Kirby's colleague in the investigations department ultimately "had to reach out to the US Treasury to get the below image" of the check. The check was identified as check #311 for $1,070 deposited on August 4, 2014, drawn on account 35267258. The transaction was processed by U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS Chicago) as payment. Upon receiving confirmation of the check image, someone in Epstein's circle forwarded the information to Shuliak with the message "Sooooo GRRRREAAAATTT!!! I'm so happy for you!!", and Shuliak responded: "Thank you! I have gotten my travel permission!!!:)))".
The sequence suggests Shuliak, who appears to have been a foreign national, needed documentation of this payment to USCIS to obtain travel authorization, and Deutsche Bank's investigation—extending to the US Treasury—was necessary to secure that documentation.
Connections#
Kirby's most frequent correspondent was Paul Morris (2,489 shared emails), her supervisor and Epstein's relationship manager at Deutsche Bank. She worked closely with Vahe Stepanian (1,234 shared emails), another Deutsche Bank banker who managed Epstein's brokerage accounts, and Rich Kahn (1,126 shared emails), the manager of Epstein's HBRK Associates office who coordinated financial operations.
She had regular interactions with Tazia Smith (862 emails), Darren Indyke (751 emails), Epstein's attorney, and Bella Klein (723 emails), who worked in Epstein's office and frequently initiated wire transfer requests. Kirby also corresponded with Lesley Groff (359 emails), Epstein's longtime executive assistant, primarily for scheduling and coordination.
Her work brought her into contact with other Deutsche Bank personnel including Stewart Oldfield, Aracely Sanchez, and Harry Beller, who served as Epstein's accountant and trustee for various entities.
Document References#
Kirby appears in multiple documents from the DOJ's investigation into Deutsche Bank's relationship with Epstein. A March 2018 compliance review discusses Southern Financial LLC onboarding procedures and KYC requirements, referencing the high-risk nature of Epstein-related accounts. March 2016 compliance memos identify two Epstein entities (JEGE, LLC and LSJE, LLC) as requiring special annual compliance updates due to their high-risk status under AML procedures.
The documents also capture routine client entertainment, including a February 2014 event summary showing Kirby attended a New York Knicks game with Paul Morris and two clients from "Southern Financial LLP"—the total cost was $900 for four attendees at $225 per head. The client attendees listed were Jim Alterbaum and Richard Kahn.
Kirby is mentioned in several documents related to the bank's internal tracking of Epstein account activity, including revenue reports and cash balance summaries showing Epstein maintained over $109 million in cash across multiple Deutsche Bank brokerage accounts as of June 2015.
Visits to Epstein Properties#
The archive contains no evidence of Kirby visiting any of Epstein's properties. Her role was operational and office-based, involving email correspondence, phone coordination, and internal bank processes at Deutsche Bank's Manhattan offices.