A British whistleblower who exposed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's continued ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died in a reported suicide, adding to a long list of suspicious deaths around the case.

• Simon Andres had just said publicly that he planned to release more evidence, days before he turned up dead.
• He found emails and records showing Lutnick stayed in business with Epstein long after Lutnick claimed he cut contact in 2005.
• The files point to a 2012 family lunch on Epstein's island and a shared stake in an ad-tech startup as late as 2018.
• The FBI was told in 2020 and did nothing, then failed to redact his name when the files came out, exposing him to retaliation.
• He is the latest in a chain of Epstein-linked deaths ruled suicides, including Epstein himself, accuser Virginia Giuffre, and recruiter Jean-Luc Brunel.

Outlook: Congress has clear evidence Lutnick lied under oath but shows no sign of acting, so expect strongly worded letters and no consequences.