Dr. Joseph Mercola’s bank accounts will be closed by JPMorgan Chase because of his public opposition to the COVID-19 vaccination. His businesses, including Mercola Market, will terminate whatever accounts they have in the upcoming month.
“Financial institutions have an obligation to know our customers and monitor transactions that flow through our customers’ accounts,” According to a story from the Epoch Times, Mercola received a closure notice. “After careful consideration, we decided to close your account because of unexpected activity on these or another Chase account.”
Accounts of Mercola Market’s CEO Steven Rye, CFO Amalia Legaspi, and their relatives have been closed. By August 11th, account holders must move money to another institution.
Steven Rye, the CEO of Mercola Market, will shut accounts for many people who have strong ties to the organization. Amalia Legaspi, the chief financial officer and spouse of the CEO, and two family members are included in this. Account holders have been informed that their accounts will close on August 11 and have been instructed to move their money to another banking institution.
In response to a question regarding the closures, Chase vice president Anthony Anesi said that he, “was told for legal reasons they cannot tell me why they are closing the account.”
In order to submit a motion to overturn the verdict, Anesi obtained copies of the notifications. “It’s not a guarantee, once we put in for reconsideration, that they will keep the accounts open. There’s no guarantee of that. But we are going to try because you’re a good client of our institution,” Anesi said.
“I think it was a little bit surprising to the timing. The COVID stuff has kind of died down. So I found that a little bit unusual. So I can only speculate. I don’t know exactly why they did it. But we’ve looked at everything within our records. There’s nothing that we did,” To the Epoch Times, Rye spoke.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic contender for president, criticized the choice and questioned why “medical dissent” would lead to de-banking. “Looks like Chase shut down long-time accounts of Mercola’s company, employees, and their family members. No reason given. I wonder if it has anything to do with their medical dissent?” Kennedy wrote in a tweet. “No payment platform should be allowed to discriminate against people for exercising their right to free speech.”
