Chase Shuts Down Accounts for Dr. Joseph Mercola's Companies
'I don't know exactly why they did it. But we've looked at everything within our records. There's nothing that we did.'
JPMorgan Chase is shutting down accounts for companies owned by prominent COVID-19 vaccine critic Dr. Joseph Mercola.
The primary accounts for several Mercola-owned businesses, including Mercola Market, are being shut down in August, according to notices reviewed by The Epoch Times.
“Financial institutions have an obligation to know our customers and monitor transactions that flow through our customers’ accounts,” the notices state. “After careful consideration, we decided to close your account because of unexpected activity on these or another Chase account.”
Accounts for Mercola, CEO Steven Rye, Mr. Rye’s wife, chief financial officer Amalia Legaspi, Mrs. Legaspi’s husband, and Mrs. Legaspi’s son are also being closed.
The accountholders are being given until Aug. 11 to move funds to another institution.
They have struggled to get answers on what exactly precipitated …