By RedState. A British banker who exposed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s business ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide, according to The Banker, a death that raised eyebrows and drew the attention of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).

“It’s not a game folks,” wrote New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful and businessman Matthew Wingell to the news of the British banker’s passing.

Simon Andriesz, who previously worked under Lutnick at a company owned by the Cantor Fitzgerald Group, shared details with House lawmakers earlier this year that revealed business links between Lutnick and Epstein, links that subsequent reporting revealed to have taken place as recently as 2014.

Andriesz found the connection by searching the Justice Department’s millions of public Epstein files for “HWL” — Lutnick’s initials — knowing Cantor Fitzgerald executives “preferred” to refer to one another by initials in emails. The revelations that Lutnick and Epstein “were in business together” as recently as 2014, and maintained contact with each other through at least 2018, flew in the face of Lutnick’s previous claim that he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005.

While Lutnick was forced to backtrack on his previous statements regarding Epstein, he has not been charged with a crime or accused of any wrongdoing. (Read more from “Raised Eyebrows as Banker Who Outed Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Ties Dies by Suicide” HERE)

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MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies

By BBC News. The treatment of whistleblowers by the UK’s financial watchdog must be investigated following the death of a British trader who exposed evidence of links between US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein, MPs have said.

Simon Andriesz, a former senior employee of BGC Partners – the international firm of financial brokers founded and run by Lutnick before his appointment by US President Donald Trump – died last month in Thailand.

Earlier this year, Andriesz raised concerns with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the FBI and other watchdogs about evidence he had uncovered of business links between Epstein and Lutnick. It cast doubt on Lutnick’s public statements about his associations with the late sex offender.

A group of UK MPs have now said his death raises “deeply troubling questions” about the way whistleblowers can be treated when they approach the FCA – the financial regulator – with concerns about wrongdoing and subsequent retaliation.

Andriesz’s family said he had taken his own life on 23 September, and that there was no suggestion of foul play. (Read more from “MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies” HERE)