Simon Andriesz Cause of Death: Epstein Whistleblower Died of 'Asphyxiation From Hanging' in Thailand

Epstein whistleblower Simon Andriesz's cause of death in Thailand was listed as 'asphyxiation from hanging,' the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, citing information from a local municipality office.

The 57-year-old British banker's body was discovered on 23 September in a town outside Bangkok. Before his death, he had alerted US authorities to emails which he alleged revealed an undisclosed business relationship between US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein. There has been speculation about the circumstances surrounding the death of the former executive.

Simon Andriesz's Death and His Earlier Disclosures

The reported cause of death does not establish the wider circumstances. IBTimes UK cannot independently verify the municipal finding cited by the newspaper.

Andriesz had been a managing director at BGC's Wall Street firm, where Lutnick previously served as chief executive. He alleged to the FBI that Lutnick had failed to disclose a business relationship with Epstein.

The evidence he identified included emails from 2018 in which, he alleged, Lutnick and Epstein discussed a start-up business. The correspondence dated from a decade after Epstein's conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child. Epstein died about a year after the exchange.

Andriesz shared the emails with the US House Oversight Committee before Lutnick appeared before it in May. Responding to criticism of Lutnick's business ties to Epstein, the Commerce Department stated there was 'no evidence of wrongdoing or legitimate cause for concern.'

Lutnick denies having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and has not been accused of criminal activity. In February, he acknowledged to the Senate Appropriations Committee that he and his family had travelled to Epstein's island in 2012.

'I don't recall why we did it,' was his explanation for the visit.

How Simon Andriesz Uncovered the Correspondence

The route to the emails began with a detail Andriesz remembered from his years working with Lutnick. Executives preferred initials in their emails, he told the BBC in July, so he searched the Department of Justice's release of Epstein documents for 'HWL,' Lutnick's initials.

Andriesz told the broadcaster that the search led him to the exchange about a start-up business in 2018.

He also described a separate proposed business deal involving Cantor Fitzgerald, Lutnick's company, which is now run by his sons. Andriesz told the BBC that the firm explored an arrangement in 2013 with the former Prince Andrew, a friend of Epstein. The deal did not materialise.

Simon Andriesz's Family Describes Personal Cost

Andriesz also alleged that BGC and its lawyers had retaliated against him. He stated that he felt 'thoroughly let down' by a watchdog's handling of his evidence concerning that alleged retaliation.

British politicians ordered an investigation into the watchdog and its handling of the information he had provided. Andriesz had been living in Cornwall, England, at the time of his death.

His family's statement on Tuesday addressed the determination behind his decision to continue speaking publicly, while recognising the personal consequences.

'When Simon believed something was wrong, he found it extraordinarily difficult simply to look the other way,' his family stated. 'That determination came at a considerable personal cost, but he continued to speak out because he genuinely believed that doing so mattered.'

A friend of Andriesz has established a GoFundMe page to support his son and his future. The fundraising appeal has a target of approximately $46,000 (£34,725).