Billionaire Leon Black Defends Payments to Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire Leon Black has defended the $158 million he paid to Jeffrey Epstein, stating he knew a different side of Epstein and was unaware of his criminal activities. Black is scheduled to appear before a House panel to discuss his ties to the disgraced financier.
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Leon Black Decries ‘Vicious Narratives’ About His Relationship With Epstein
In prepared testimony before a House committee, Mr. Black said he had never sexually abused women and defended the hefty fees he had paid Jeffrey Epstein for tax and estate advice.
By Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
Read full article →Billionaire Leon Black to appear before House panel over ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Scrutiny of Black’s association with Epstein has intensified after DoJ released millions of files last year and this year The billionaire financier Leon Black is scheduled to appear Friday morning before the House committee on oversight and reform as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The interview will be conducted behind closed doors, though the committee is expected to release a transcript at a later date, as it has done with previous interviews. Continue reading...
By Victoria Bekiempis and Anna Betts
Read full article →US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein
Billionaire investor Leon Black said on Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a years-long relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier US$158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Black is the 16th person to appear before the committee as part of their broader investigation into the web of wealth and influence around Epstein. Before entering the closed-door deposition, congressman James Comer, the Hou...
By Associated Press
Read full article →Billionaire Leon Black defends paying Epstein $158 million: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’
Black is mentioned repeatedly in files that the Department of Justice has released related to the Epstein investigation
By Joey Cappelletti
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