Simon Andriesz, a former banker who told the FBI in 2020 and 2021 about allegations concerning Howard Lutnick's links to Jeffrey Epstein and his former employer BGC, has died by suicide, according to The Banker. The publication reported his death, aged 57, on 2 October 2026.
Andy Agathangelou, founder of Transparency Task Force, confirmed Andriesz's death but did not state a cause in the announcement quoted by the publication. The reporting reviewed for this article does not cite an official finding on the cause of death or evidence linking it to Lutnick, Epstein, BGC or Andriesz's disclosures.
