Enhanced Education
Enhanced Education was Epstein's primary opaque charitable vehicle — a USVI trade name with no public filings that served as a pass-through for donor anonymization, institutional reputation-building, and multi-million-dollar disbursements across science, diplomacy, and personal expenditures.
Enhanced Education was the trade name of J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc., a USVI nonprofit registered at 6100 Red Hook Quarters, Suite B-3, St. Thomas — the same address used by Southern Trust Company, Poplar Inc, Freedom Air, and a constellation of other Jeffrey Epstein-controlled entities. Registered as a trade name (not a corporation or LLC) on March 6, 2002, Enhanced Education was never a separate legal entity in the US Virgin Islands. It operated as a DBA of the foundation, which claimed 501(c)(3) status from the IRS — yet never appeared in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search database, and no Form 990 filings are publicly available. This opacity was by design, and it is the defining structural feature that distinguishes Enhanced Education from its sister entity, Gratitude America.
Despite its name evoking educational philanthropy, Enhanced Education functioned as Epstein’s primary opaque disbursement vehicle — a financial conduit through which millions of dollars flowed to recipients spanning science conferences, international peace organizations, university research programs, victim attorneys, reputation management firms, and the personal expenses of Epstein’s network. At its peak in 2013, the entity held approximately $4.5 million in a Bear Stearns/JPMorgan brokerage account, with additional holdings at Deutsche Bank and UBS. Its financial manager, Richard Kahn, directed stock sales, wire transfers, and donation structuring, while Darren Indyke served as the legal intermediary with banking compliance.
The entity’s documented role in obscuring the provenance of donations is best illustrated by the Leon Black pledge: $10.5 million routed through Black’s automotive LLC “in an effort to avoid public disclosure of Leon name,” as Kahn wrote in correspondence. This was not an aberration but the entity’s core function — providing a layer of deniability between Epstein’s donors and the ultimate recipients of their funds. Enhanced Education’s Deutsche Bank account was closed in February 2019, five months before Epstein’s arrest, and the entity was slated for dissolution as part of the estate wind-down.
Corporate Structure and Legal Opacity
Enhanced Education existed in a deliberately ambiguous legal space. USVI registry records confirm it was registered as trade name TN0002420 on March 6, 2002 — not as a corporation or LLC, but as a DBA of J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc. The foundation itself claimed 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS, and Darren Indyke confirmed to Deutsche Bank compliance that “Enhanced Education is the trade name of the foundation.” Yet the entity does not appear on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS), and no Form 990 filings have ever been located in ProPublica’s database or any other public repository.
This absence is structurally significant. Its sister entity, Gratitude America, filed annual 990-PF returns that are publicly accessible — revealing donors, grants, officers, and asset levels. Enhanced Education offered no such transparency. The two entities were managed by the same officers (Indyke, Erika Kellerhals, Richard Kahn) and funded the same recipients (IPI received from both). The operational distinction was clear: Gratitude America handled disbursements that could withstand public scrutiny; Enhanced Education handled those that could not.
The confusion this created was visible even within the banking system. When Deutsche Bank compliance conducted KYC/AML reviews in 2018–2019, they flagged the Enhanced Education trade name and requested due diligence. Internally, DB banker Stewart Oldfield wrote: “Which account is this? I didn’t know we had one called enhanced education.” When Brad Wechsler attempted to verify the entity’s tax-exempt status in October 2015, he could not locate it on IRS systems — because Enhanced Education, as a trade name rather than a separately incorporated entity, existed in a regulatory gap that made external verification effectively impossible.
Key Relationships
Jeffrey Epstein was the founder and sole controller of Enhanced Education, directing all disbursements personally via email. The entity’s day-to-day financial operations were managed by Richard Kahn of HBRK Associates (575 Lexington Ave, 4th Floor, NYC), who served as the primary financial manager — instructing stock sales, authorizing wire transfers, directing payments, and structuring donation flows to obscure their origins. Kahn was named as the “c/o” contact on ASU pledge documents and handled the Leon Black donation structuring.
Darren Indyke served as legal counsel and the interface with banking compliance, confirming Enhanced Education’s trade-name status to Deutsche Bank. Lesley Groff, Epstein’s executive assistant, signed contracts on behalf of the entity, including hotel conference room reservations in Vancouver. Erika Kellerhals held signing authority on the Deutsche Bank brokerage account. Southern Trust Company served as an intermediary for Enhanced Education disbursements within the USVI — the Department of Education refused to acknowledge Enhanced Education as the funding source because “the Department of Education did not receive any money from Enhanced Education, it received the funds from Southern Trust Company.”
Cecile de Jongh, wife of USVI Governor John de Jongh, served as the entity’s liaison for charitable activities in the territory, coordinating donations to the Humane Society ($25,000) and My Brother’s Workshop, and managing the relationship with the USVI Department of Education around STEM Fair funding. This gubernatorial connection gave Enhanced Education political access in the USVI while maintaining the appearance of arms-length philanthropy.
Financial Flows and Asset Holdings
Enhanced Education maintained accounts across at least four financial institutions. Its largest documented holding was approximately $4.5 million at Bear Stearns (later JPMorgan), confirmed in September 2013 when financial manager Harry Beller listed “J. Epstein VI Foundation (Enhanced Education) $4,497,700 cash” alongside Epstein’s personal account ($667K) and Butterfly Trust ($8,044). Paul Barrett, Managing Director at JPMorgan Private Bank, separately asked Epstein about the $4.5 million balance. By April 2013, a financial summary valued the entity at $4,565,460, including $4,322,308 in partnerships and securities.
Additional accounts were held at Deutsche Bank (brokerage managed by Ted Serure), FirstBank Puerto Rico (account N4G024950, used for wire transfers of $100K–$300K), and First Bank in the VI. By August 2014, Enhanced Education held $2.58 million — a component of Epstein’s total documented assets of $403.8 million across 20+ entities. The entity’s holdings were funded in part through appreciated stock; records reference using shares from the “SFL portfolio such as Facebook or Biogen” for charitable giving.
The largest documented inflow was Leon Black’s $10.5 million pledge in December 2014. Richard Kahn structured the payment through Black’s automotive LLC, explicitly stating this was “in an effort to avoid public disclosure of Leon name” — since a single-member LLC would report as a personal charitable donation on Black’s Form 1040 without naming the recipient publicly. As late as January 2019, Enhanced Education was still disbursing Black-sourced funds: $467,150 was transferred to the ASU Foundation for the Origins Project/MIT Media Lab, with references to “the Black calculation” suggesting a separate accounting of Black’s money within Enhanced Education.
Documented disbursements exceed $400,000 across diverse categories: $125,000 to IPI for the WK Rick Hooper fellowship (October 2011); $14,158.88 to reimburse IPI for Lawrence Summers’ first-class flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan; $100,000+ to the ASU Origins Project; $25,000 each to the Tribeca Film Institute, University of British Columbia, Stockholm School of Economics, and St. Thomas Humane Society; $50,000 to the COUQ Foundation; $50,000 to Dan Dubno; and payments to victim attorney Brad Edwards (February 2019). The entity also paid $3,400 monthly to Shears Consulting Group LLC for SEO services to “Reinforce Positive Listings” about Epstein — using charitable foundation funds for personal reputation management.
Science Philanthropy as Institutional Cover
Enhanced Education provided Epstein with an institutional identity that could be presented to universities, conference organizers, and international organizations. Its official description, as rendered in IPI materials, claimed it was “established in 2000 to support cutting edge science and science education around the world” and was “an active supporter of early education, youth initiatives and international peace accords.” Epstein instructed staff to tell TED conference contacts that “enhanced education is working with the Gates Foundation and the NY Academy of Sciences.” None of these claimed partnerships have been independently verified.
The entity’s conference-sponsorship activity was tangible, however. Lesley Groff signed a contract with the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver for conference rooms from February 15–19, 2016, used for meetings including with Joi Ito. Enhanced Education was listed as a sponsor of the AGI-16 conference in July 2016. The “Enhanced Education Foundation” appeared on the ASU Origins Project donor list alongside major legitimate foundations, lending credibility by association. Yet the facade was thin: when Epstein requested a building permit for his tennis area be taken out in the name of Enhanced Education in July 2017, his own architect responded in confusion — “I am not sure what you mean by calling it enhanced education.” Job advertisements for personal assistants posted under the Enhanced Education name were rejected because the entity had no website or email address.
The international dimension extended to genuine scientific research. In 2017, after Goldsmiths University rejected a grant from Epstein, neuropsychiatrist Peter Fenwick proposed routing money through the Scientific and Medical Network, which would “contract with the Enhanced Education Trust and Andy to have the work carried out in Cyprus.” The “Andy” was Andreas Ioannides, a physicist working on magnetoencephalography. A university Ethics Committee reviewed “the offer made by the Enhanced Education Trust to contribute funding.” This reveals a parallel UK-registered entity — the Enhanced Education Trust — operating as a distinct funding conduit for European research, effectively extending the opacity architecture across jurisdictions.
Banking Compliance and Dissolution
Enhanced Education’s relationship with Deutsche Bank became the subject of extensive KYC/AML scrutiny in 2018–2019. Compliance officers demanded explanations for the trade-name structure, requesting evidence of signing authority for Erika Kellerhals and flagging the entity for dedicated due diligence. The confusion within Deutsche Bank was revealing: banker Stewart Oldfield, part of the Epstein relationship team, did not even know the account existed. This suggests Enhanced Education operated as a semi-autonomous financial vehicle that even Epstein’s primary banking contacts did not fully track.
In February 2019, the Deutsche Bank brokerage account was closed on Richard Kahn’s instruction. He directed the sale of 2,400 shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and 685 shares of Walt Disney (DIS), with all proceeds withdrawn. This closure came five months before Epstein’s July 2019 arrest, and coincided with a broader pattern of account closures and asset consolidation across Epstein entities. Post-arrest documents indicate Enhanced Education “will be closed by year-end” as part of the estate dissolution.
The timing of the closure warrants scrutiny. The Deutsche Bank relationship with Epstein had been under internal pressure since at least 2018, when compliance reviews intensified. Whether the Enhanced Education account closure was driven by bank-side risk management, Epstein-side cleanup, or foreknowledge of legal exposure has not been determined from available records. What is clear is that the entity’s final documented transaction — the $467,150 Black-sourced transfer to ASU/MIT in January 2019 — was executed just weeks before the brokerage account was wound down, suggesting a deliberate sequencing of final disbursements before closure.
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13 totalFounder and controller. Enhanced Education is the trade name of J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc. Epstein directed all disbursements personally via email.
Leon Black pledged $10.5M to Enhanced Education in Dec 2014, structured through his automotive LLC to 'avoid public disclosure of Leon name.' $4.75M specifically directed to J Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation Inc in Oct 2015.
Enhanced Education donated $125,000 to IPI in Oct 2011 (WK Rick Hooper fellowship) and reimbursed IPI $14,158.88 for Lawrence Summers first-class flight in Mar 2014. Total: $139,158.88.
Enhanced Education reimbursed IPI $14,158.88 for Summers first-class flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan (Mar 2014). Enhanced Education also funded the Mongolia Advisory Board where Summers participated.
Enhanced Education funded ASU Origins Project ($100K+ pledge). Gretchen Buhlig (CEO, ASU Foundation) needed Enhanced Education authorization for fund transfers. Jan 2019 thread discusses transferring Enhanced Education funds from Origins Project to MIT Media Lab.
Richard Kahn (HBRK Associates Inc., 575 Lexington Ave, 4th Floor, NYC) was the primary financial manager directing Enhanced Education transactions. He instructed stock sales, wire transfers, directed payments, and handled Leon Black donation structuring. Named as 'c/o' contact on ASU pledge.
Cecile de Jongh (wife of USVI Governor John de Jongh) served as intermediary for Enhanced Education charitable donations in USVI, including Humane Society donation ($25K, Mar 2019) and My Brother's Workshop. She liaised with USVI Dept of Education on STEM Fair.
Deutsche Bank held Enhanced Education brokerage account managed by Ted Serure. Account underwent KYC/AML review 2018-2019. DB compliance flagged the Enhanced Education trade name for due diligence. Account closed Feb 2019.
Southern Trust Company Inc was used as intermediary for Enhanced Education disbursements. USVI STEM Fair funding came through Southern Trust, not directly from Enhanced Education. Southern Trust was an Epstein-controlled entity at the same 6100 Red Hook address.
Lesley Groff (Epstein executive assistant) signed contracts on behalf of Enhanced Education, including the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver conference room contract (Nov 2015). Used [email protected].
Sister entity: both Epstein-controlled USVI 501(c)(3) foundations managed by same officers (Indyke, Kellerhals, Kahn). Key distinction: GA is 'subject to public' (990-PF filings accessible), Enhanced Education has no publicly available filings. Same grant recipients (IPI received from both). GA used for transparent disbursements, Enhanced Education for opaque ones.
Same entity. Unanimous consent EFTA01298338 confirms J. EPSTEIN VIRGIN ISLANDS FOUNDATION INC d/b/a ENHANCED EDUCATION
Finding #109: Mark Epstein forwarded HDI Azerbaijan delegation email to Jeffrey Epstein on May 22, 2014, offering to do Jeffrey a favor by filling congressional slo
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USVI registry confirms Enhanced Education (TN0002420) was registered as a TRADE NAME (not a corporation or LLC) on 03/06/2002 at 6100 Red Hook Quarter B3, St. Thomas USVI — the same address as STC, Poplar, Freedom Air, etc. Status: Administratively Cancelled. This means Enhanced Education was never a separate legal entity in USVI — it operated as a trade name/DBA of another entity (likely STC or FTC). This is consistent with the finding that STC controlled EE disbursements and that DOE received funds from STC, not directly from EE.
Enhanced Education was used as the disbursement vehicle for a wide range of Epstein's charitable and personal payments, including: (1) $25,000 to Tribeca Film Institute (Mar 2011, via Bella Klein); (2) $50,000 to COUQ Foundation simultaneously; (3) $1,500 to Urban League of Palm Beach (Apr 2010); (4) $25,000 to St. Thomas Humane Society (Mar 2019, via Cecile de Jongh); (5) $25,000 to University of British Columbia (2011, per LittleSis); (6) $25,000 to Stockholm School of Economics (Sep 2008, per QuickBooks register); (7) $50,000 to Dan Dubno; (8) $25,000 transfer to Jennifer Jacquet program (Jul 2011); (9) $25,000 and $50,000 to Eva Dubin charity galas; (10) Payment to Brad Edwards (victim attorney, Feb 2019); (11) $100,000 pledge to ASU Origins Project; (12) Payments to Shears Consulting Group LLC for SEO/link building ($3,400 monthly invoices); (13) $30,000 to an unnamed foundation (accounting completed Apr 2015). This represents at minimum $400K+ in documented disbursements across science, arts, personal, legal, and reputation management categories.
KPMG confirmed Enhanced Education made one donation to IPI of $125,000 on Oct 11, 2011, recorded as 'Enhanced Education funding for WK Rick Hooper fellowship.' Additionally, Enhanced Education reimbursed IPI $14,158.88 on March 28, 2014 for Lawrence Summers's first-class flight (recorded as 'Enhanced Education reimbursement for L. Summers flight'). This was a flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan, arranged by Bella Klein via Protravel Intl. The total confirmed flow from Enhanced Education to IPI was $139,158.88.
Enhanced Education held significant financial assets across multiple institutions. As of Feb 2013, Paul Barrett (Managing Director, JPMorgan Private Bank Global Investment Opportunities Group) noted the account had approximately $4.5MM at Bear Stearns (JPMorgan). As of April 2013, a financial summary shows Enhanced Education total value of $4,565,460 (partnerships and securities $4,322,308, cash/bank $43,152). A separate Aug 2014 summary shows Enhanced Education with $2,342,562 across Bank, UBS, and other custodians. The account held investments managed by Ted Serure at Deutsche Bank. In Feb 2019, the Deutsche Bank brokerage account was closed: Richard Kahn directed sale of 2,400 shares of BMY and 685 shares of DIS, with proceeds withdrawn to close the account.
Sep 2013 EFTA02575631: Harry Beller (financial manager) confirmed 3 Bear Stearns accounts: Jeffrey Epstein ($667K cash), Butterfly Trust ($8,044 cash), J. Epstein VI Foundation / Enhanced Education ($4,497,700 cash). Beller asked whether to leave with Ted Serure at Bear Stearns or transfer Enhanced Education to First Bank in the VI. Additionally EFTA02372445: Paul Barrett (JPMorgan Private Bank) asked Epstein about $4.5M in Enhanced Education account at Bear Stearns. This confirms Enhanced Education = J Epstein VI Foundation and that it maintained significant cash balances routed through multiple banks.
Enhanced Education paid for online reputation management services. Shears Consulting Group LLC (Orlando, FL, banked at Fairwinds Credit Union) invoiced Enhanced Education for monthly SEO/link building services: 'Content Edit $1,000, Development Work, Link Building/SEO Reinforce Positive Listings - Monthly $1,000' totaling $3,400 per invoice (Jul 2014 invoice). This was specifically to suppress negative search results about Epstein and reinforce positive listings -- using a charitable foundation's funds for personal reputation management.
As of Aug 2014, Epstein's total assets were $403.8M across 20+ entities. Cash breakdown: Southern Trust Company $70.78M, Southern Financial LLC $48.77M, Jeepers Inc $22.68M, Haze Trust $9.86M, JEE $6.12M, Enhanced Education $2.58M, FT Real Estate $565K, JEGE LLC $213K, LSJE LLC $544K, JEGE Inc $203K, Zorro Development $274K, NES LLC $504K, Butterfly Trust $8K, plus others. Total cash $163.4M. Also $58.9M fixed income, $28.1M equities, $105.7M hedge funds, $18.1M investments, $15.4M aviation/autos/boats, $7.5M fine arts.
Leon Black donation structuring through Enhanced Education: In Dec 2014, Epstein told Rich Joslin/Richard Kahn that Leon Black would donate $10.5M to Enhanced Education. In Oct 2015, the plan was refined: $4.75M to J Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation Inc, with Black's automotive LLC as the paying entity. Richard Kahn explicitly stated: 'In an effort to avoid public disclosure of Leon name this charitable donation should be paid from your LLC that owns automobiles. Since automotive LLC is a single member LLC it will be the equivalent of Leon making charitable donation on will be reported on his 2015 Form 1040.' This demonstrates Enhanced Education was deliberately used as a vehicle to obscure the connection between donors and Epstein.
Enhanced Education is the trade name (d/b/a) of J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc., a USVI nonprofit corporation. Confirmed by Darren Indyke to Deutsche Bank compliance: 'Enhanced Education is the trade name of the foundation.' The foundation was incorporated in the US Virgin Islands with a registered address at 6100 Red Hook Quarters, Suite B-3, St. Thomas, USVI 00802. It obtained 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. However, it does NOT appear on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS), leading to confusion when Brad Wechsler tried to verify its tax-exempt status in Oct 2015. It also does NOT appear in ProPublica's 990 database, meaning no Form 990 filings are publicly available -- the key structural feature distinguishing it from Gratitude America.
Enhanced Education Trust (UK entity) served as funding conduit for Peter Fenwick's neuroscience research program. March 2017: After Goldsmiths University rejected grant, Fenwick proposed Plan B - route money through 'the Network' (Scientific and Medical Network educational trust) which would contract with Enhanced Education Trust and Andreas Ioannides (Andy) for work in Cyprus. Ioannides is a physicist/mathematician who worked with Fenwick in Japan on MEG (magnetoencephalography), now operates lab in Cyprus. Research team: Fenwick (UK), Ioannides (Cyprus), Giuseppe Bersani via Mind Trust (Rome), Fabio Babiloni (Rome Sapienza), Kevin Moore (UCL). Funded by Epstein through Enhanced Education.
Enhanced Education funded the ASU Origins Project at Arizona State University, run by Lawrence Krauss with CEO Gretchen Buhlig at ASU Foundation. In Jan 2019, emails show Enhanced Education 'authorization' was needed to transfer funds from the Origins Project to MIT Media Lab. The email thread 'ASU Origins to MIT Media Lab - Enhanced Education' (Jan-Feb 2019) discusses moving funds and includes a reference to 'the Black calculation' -- likely related to Leon Black donations routed through. Enhanced Education also funded using appreciated stock from 'sfl portfolio such as Facebook or biogen' (Aug 2014). The $100K ASU pledge listed Jeffrey Epstein c/o Rich Kahn, Enhanced Education, with preference for anonymous donation.
Enhanced Education (J Epstein VI Foundation) Jan 2019: Richard Kahn authorized transfer of $467,150 related to Leon Black from Enhanced Education to ASU Foundation for Origins Project/MIT Media Lab. Epstein understood amount should be closer to $500K. Gretchen Buhlig (CEO, ASU Foundation) confirmed receiving 'Enhanced Education authorization' and would 'send the Black calculation.' This shows Enhanced Education was still actively disbursing funds from Black-sourced money as late as Jan 2019. Amount appears derived from a Black donation tracked separately as 'Black calculation.'
Enhanced Education banked across multiple institutions: (1) FirstBank Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR -- used for wire transfers in/out, account N4G024950; (2) JPMorgan/Bear Stearns -- brokerage account with $4.5MM as of 2013; (3) Deutsche Bank -- brokerage account managed by Ted Serure, closed Feb 2019; (4) First Bank in the VI -- mentioned as destination when Enhanced Education was to be transferred from Bear Stearns. Wire reports show regular $100K-$300K transfers through FirstBank PR to/from Enhanced Education. The foundation was classified as SMALL BUSINESS type in bank records.
Enhanced Education does NOT appear in ProPublica 990 database under any variation of the name. This is significant because we know Enhanced Education existed as two entities (USVI and UK). The absence suggests either: (1) it was not registered as a 501(c)(3) in the US, (2) it was too small to file (under K revenue files 990-N postcard), (3) it filed under a different name, or (4) it was organized under USVI territorial law without federal tax-exempt status. This is a notable gap requiring USVI territorial records.
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Enhanced Education entities (USVI and UK) have ZERO lobbying filings in Senate LDA records. Enhanced Education was Epstein's purported educational initiative but primarily functioned as a financial vehicle. Zero lobbying registration is consistent with its role as a shell entity rather than an advocacy organization.
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Enhanced Education was used to sponsor Epstein's 'science foundation' events and conferences, providing institutional cover for his social network. Key uses: (1) Reserved conference room at Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver for Feb 15-19, 2016 (contract signed by Lesley Groff); (2) Listed as sponsor for AGI-16 conference (Jul 2016, snacks and reception); (3) Used as institutional affiliation for Joi Ito meeting at Cheakamus conference room (Feb 2016); (4) Listed as 'Enhanced Education Foundation' on ASU Origins Project donor list alongside major legitimate foundations; (5) Epstein requested tennis area building permit be taken out in name of Enhanced Education (Jul 2017) -- architect John P. Woods was confused: 'I am not sure what you mean by calling it enhanced education'; (6) Epstein directed creation of enhanced education website (Nov 2013); (7) Used to hire personal assistants via PA job ads, though ads were rejected because Enhanced Education had no website or email address.
Enhanced Education had an international dimension: (1) In Mar 2017, Peter Fenwick proposed routing money through 'the Network (an educational trust)' which would 'contract with the Enhanced Education Trust and Andy to have the work carried out in Cyprus.' The person named is Andreas Ioannides, 'a very bright Physicist and mathematician' who worked on magneto-encephalography. (2) A university Ethics Committee considered 'the offer made by the Enhanced Education Trust to contribute funding to work being done by yourself and Professor Roydeep Bhattacharya' (Feb 2017). (3) Enhanced Education was described in IPI bio as 'established in 2000 to support cutting edge science and science education around the world. The foundation is also an active supporter of early education, youth initiatives and international peace accords.' (4) Epstein told staff in Jul 2011 to tell Logan McLure at Ted that 'enhanced education is working with the gates foundation and the ny acad of sciences.'
Enhanced Education / JEVI Foundation underwent extensive Deutsche Bank compliance scrutiny (KYC/AML) in 2018-2019. Multiple compliance documents show DB asked: 'Board Resolution list the foundation as an a/k/a which is Enhanced Education. Is this another name for the foundation, if not, how is it related? If this is the a/k/a for the foundation, please conduct due diligence searches for this entity.' DB compliance also requested evidence of signing authority for Erika Kellerhals on the brokerage account. Internally, DB staff were confused -- Stewart Oldfield wrote: 'Which account is this? I didn't know we had one called enhanced education.' The account was ultimately closed in Feb 2019, 5 months before Epstein's July 2019 arrest. A separate document from post-arrest indicates Enhanced Education 'will be closed by year-end' as part of estate dissolution.
Enhanced Education was used for USVI government relations and visa sponsorship. (1) Enhanced Education sponsored the USVI STEM Fair through Southern Trust Company, with the VI Department of Education as the organizer. However, USVI Deputy Insular Superintendent Michael Harrigan refused to sign a letter because 'the Department of Education did not receive any money from Enhanced Education, it received the funds from Southern Trust Company' -- revealing Enhanced Education used its subsidiary as an intermediary. (2) Enhanced Education was used to sponsor O-1B visa applications (extraordinary ability visas) for employees, with template letters referencing 'Ms. [name] through the Enhanced Education, helped create a STEM Competition.' (3) Cecile de Jongh, wife of USVI Governor John de Jongh, served as liaison for Enhanced Education's charitable activities in the USVI.