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Patrick McHugh

JPMorgan executive with three decades of experience at the bank.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
254 lines·3 proceedings

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On Day 6, JPMorgan executive director Patrick McHugh authenticated six bank records that were admitted into evidence. He described the bank's recordkeeping and comparison process, then read entries including wires associated with Ghislaine Maxwell's account and later transactions involving a beneficial owner identified as Jeffrey Epstein and Air Ghislaine Inc. He said he had no personal involvement with the accounts or transactions.

On cross-examination, defense counsel examined what the statements could and could not establish. McHugh agreed that a June 2007 statement did not show who approved the transfer, said he could not determine authority for checks that appeared to bear Harry Beller's signature, and did not generalize about family-office arrangements. He also said he did not know the nature of the transactions or see an indication of impropriety on the statements themselves.

On redirect, McHugh identified Government Exhibit 507 as a Morgan account signature card, verified that it was on file after comparison with JPMorgan records, and the court admitted it without objection.

Trial Record (3)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialNov 29, 2021 – Dec 29, 2021Called by prosecution

On Day 6, JPMorgan executive director Patrick McHugh authenticated bank records and read transaction entries. Cross-examination addressed the records' limits in showing account authority, transaction purpose, and impropriety.

Day 6

DirectPatrick McHughAlison Moe5highlights90lines spoken

Summary

A JPMorgan executive authenticated bank records and described transactions recorded for Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.

Highlights (5)

evidence eventMcHugh authenticated JPMorgan account-opening and account-statement records, and the court admitted Government Exhibits 501, 502, 504, 505, 506, and 509.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightMcHugh read a 1999 account-statement entry showing a $18.3 million wire to Bear Stearns for the account of Ghislaine Maxwell.Open in transcript →
Quote“On October 19th, there was a transfer by wire to Bear Stearns for the account of Ghislaine Maxwell for $18,300,000.”— Patrick McHughMcHugh described the 1999 transaction recorded in the JPMorgan statement.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightMcHugh described a 2002 statement entry showing a $5 million wire to Palm Beach National Bank & Trust Co. for the account of Ghislaine Maxwell.Open in transcript →
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Quote“On September 18th, there was a transfer by wire to Palm Beach National Bank & Trust Co. for the account of Ghislaine Maxwell for $5 million.”— Patrick McHughMcHugh described the 2002 transaction recorded in the JPMorgan statement.Open in transcript →
CrossPatrick McHughChristian R. Everdell4highlights158lines spoken

Summary

Defense used bank records to explore who could authorize transactions and what the statements did not reveal.

Highlights (4)

testimony highlightMcHugh said he could not generalize how family-office client relationships are structured, but stated that a person handling an account would need authorization.Open in transcript →
Quote“It's too general. There is a multitude of clients and relationships. I don't -- I can't say with certainty how they're set up.”— Patrick McHughMcHugh declined to generalize about family-office arrangements.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightMcHugh agreed that the account statement did not identify who approved the June 2007 transfer from the account in Ghislaine Maxwell's name and that an authorized person could have done so.Open in transcript →
Quote“I don't know the nature of the transactions.”— Patrick McHughMcHugh limited his testimony about what the bank records showed beyond the listed transactions.Open in transcript →
RedirectPatrick McHughAlison Moe2highlights6lines spoken

Summary

McHugh authenticated a Morgan account signature card, which the court admitted without objection.

Highlights (2)

evidence eventMcHugh identified Government Exhibit 507 as a Morgan account signature card and testified that he compared it with JPMorgan's system-of-record documents.Open in transcript →
Quote“I pulled up this document that the government had versus our documents in our system of record and compared the two and verified we had it on file.”— Patrick McHughExplains McHugh's basis for authenticating the signature card.Open in transcript →