Deutsche Bank whistleblower linked to Trump probe found dead.
Valentin Broeksmit supplied investigators with hundreds of documents about Trump's relationship with Deutsche Bank.
Broeksmit's father was an executive at Deutsche Bank before taking his own life. Following his father's death, Broeksmit acquired access to father's email account, which contained hundreds of confidential bank documents, according to The New York Times. Broeksmit reportedly supplied these documents to federal investigators as well as journalists who sought to further understand the connections between Trump and Deutsche Bank, one of the former president's biggest lenders. Broeksmit's documents reportedly gave investigators access to materials "only people within the inner circle of Deutsche would ever see."
Deutsche Bank Deaths—Spate of Suicides Involving Employees in Recent Years.
Valentin Broeksmit, 45, was pronounced dead Monday morning
after his body was found on the Woodrow Wilson High school
campus off the 4500 block of Multnomah Street in Los Angeles.
In 2019, Broeksmit was reported to have handed over hundreds
of documents to the FBI while they were investigating ties
between Deutsche Bank and former president Donald Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/deutsche-bank-deaths-suicides-valentin-broeksmit-1701819
Federal and state authorities were scrutinizing allegations of criminal misconduct and the bank's long relationship with former President Donald Trump, the newspaper reported.
According to The Times, Broeksmit supplied the documents to journalists and others, including Fusion GPS, the research firm linked to The Steele dossier about Trump, and investigators with the FBI's New York office.
No foul play suspected in death of federal informant Valentin Broeksmit, LAPD says.
A cleaning crew found Broeksmit, 45, self-described as a "comically terrible spy," around 6:40 a.m Monday on the Woodrow Wilson High school campus in El Sereno.
Officials have yet to release a cause of death pending an autopsy.
Officers say they responded to the campus on a "death investigation" call. School police said there was no video footage of Broeksmit arriving at the campus and they were unsure how long he'd been there.
"Upon arrival, the officers were directed by school staff to the location of the man, who was later identified as Valentin Broeksmit," police said in a statement released on Friday.
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/death-investigation-conducted-for-man-found-dead-at-high-school-nr22125ma/
LAPD: On April 25, 2022, around 7:00 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Hollenbeck Area police officers responded to a radio call of a “Death Investigation,” at a high school in the 4500 block of Multnomah Street. Upon arrival, the officers were directed by school staff to the location of the man, who was later identified as Valentin Broeksmit. Broeksmit was found lying on the ground in a courtyard of the school. Los Angeles City Fire Department Paramedics, who had also responded to the location, attempted to render medical aid; however, Broeksmit did not respond to those attempts and was pronounced deceased at scene.
At the time of the officer’s investigation, there did not appear to be any indication of trauma to Broeksmit’s body and his remains were released to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Detectives from the LAPD’s Central Bureau Homicide (CBH) were notified of the officer’s investigation. Detectives responded to conduct a follow-up investigation and interview potential witnesses. This investigation is still on-going; however, no foul play is suspected at this time and based on the investigation, it appeared that Broeksmit was alone on the grounds of the school most of the weekend preceding his death.
The manner of Broeksmit’s death is pending a review of the investigation, along with the Coroner’s examination and toxicology results.