Les Wexner
Wexner is the documented structural source of Epstein's initial wealth, trust vehicles, and Manhattan real estate footprint: a billionaire client who, per SEC and ACRIS records, assigned fiduciary control of L Brands trust shares, power of attorney, and property title to an individual with no disclosed investment-management credentials, licensing, or regulatory oversight.
Leslie Herbert Wexner (born September 8, 1937) is an American billionaire businessman, founder of The Limited Inc, and the documented source of Jeffrey Epstein's initial wealth and client platform from the mid-1980s onward. Wexner granted Epstein fiduciary authority over personal trusts, real estate, and corporate filings, documented in SEC SC 13D/A filings for L Brands 1. Cross-reference of those filings records that Epstein, as President of Financial Trust Company Inc, held sole dispositive power over 7.87 million L Brands shares worth approximately $200 million at 2005 prices through Trust 600 and the RHREI Trust, according to the filings 234. Records indicate the Abigail Trust and HREI Trust named Wexner and Epstein as co-trustees, according to the SC 13D/A record 3. Review of ACRIS records shows Wexner’s Columbus, Ohio entities SAM Conversion Corp and Nine East 71st Street Corporation acquired the adjacent Manhattan townhouses at 9 and 11 East 71st Street in 1988 and 1989 56. The 11 East 71st property was deeded to Epstein as trustee in December 1992 for zero recorded consideration 7; records show 9 East 71st was later transferred to Maple Inc, a USVI entity managed by Business Basics VI LLC, on December 23, 2011 86. A GRM storage binder titled “Leslie H. Wexner Sale of Nine East 71st Street Corporation to NES, LLC” contained a Nominee Agreement, Stock Power, Promissory Note, and Wexner’s resignation as director, with a general ledger dated September 30, 1998 910.
The operational overlap extended beyond real estate. FedEx records show that NYSG LLC at 457 Madison Avenue — an Epstein-linked entity — shipped documents to Abigail S. Wexner at One Whitebarn Road, New Albany, Ohio, and to Wexner corporate contacts at The Limited Inc, Three Limited Parkway, Gahanna, Ohio, during 2001–2002 1112. Senders included Darren Indyke and Lauren K. Wintner 12. Indyke served as secretary of the Wexner Foundation from 1998 to 2006, was named in Wexner’s SEC filings for TOO Inc in 2001, and held power of attorney over Abigail Wexner’s 15 Central Park West condominium 1314. SEC Amendment 34, filed September 21, 2007, documented Gideon I. Kaufman succeeding as sole trustee of Trust 600 and R.H.R.E.I. Trust — fourteen months after Epstein’s July 2006 arrest, and more than a year after Epstein continued signing SEC filings as FTC President through August 31, 2006 1516. Kaufman, of Kaufman Peterson and Dishler PC in Aspen, Colorado, had received shipments from 457 Madison Avenue since 2001 1512.
Documentary contact continued after the 2007 formal separation. In September 2009, Epstein forwarded a cap table showing “Wexner interest in SMG” (Seed Media Group, Adam Bly’s company) through Lesley Groff 1718. In June 2014, Epstein drafted talking points addressed to himself 19 referencing a necklace, Wexner’s mother’s suicide, Wexner being “scared,” a “sale of trust put call,” and the line that Epstein “never ever did anything without informing les” 2021. Records show Wexner co-founded the Mega Group in the 1990s with Charles Bronfman, a philanthropic network of Jewish billionaires that included Ronald Lauder, Edgar Bronfman Sr., and Michael Steinhardt 22. Abigail Wexner’s father, Yehuda Koppel, opened the first El Al Israel Airlines ticket office in New York in the 1950s 23. According to its IRS Form 990, the Wexner Family Charitable Fund held $140.7 million in assets as of 2023 2425. Between 2017 and July 2021, Wexner liquidated his entire L Brands stake — more than 40 million shares for $2–3 billion in aggregate value — with the final tranche timed to the Bath & Body Works spinoff in July 2021 26. Wexner has publicly stated he had no knowledge of Epstein’s underlying conduct and has described himself as a victim of Epstein’s misappropriation of funds.
The Trust Architecture and Fiduciary Control
Analysis of SEC SC 13D/A filings for L Brands 1, spanning Amendments 1 through 34 from 2001 to 2007, documents Epstein's control over Wexner trust assets 234. Records show the architecture included nine trust entities. Filings indicate that Financial Trust Company Inc, of which Epstein was sole stockholder, director, and president, served as trustee for Trust 600 (3,300,568 L Brands shares) and the RHREI Trust (4,571,601 shares), according to the SC 13D/A filings — sole dispositive power over 7.87 million shares worth approximately $200 million at 2005 prices 23. Records show the Abigail Trust and HREI Trust named both Wexner and Epstein as co-trustees, according to the SEC record 3. According to the SEC filings, Foxcote One (Wexner sole trustee, 15 million shares), Foxcote Two (Leslie and Abigail co-trustees, 5 million shares), The Family Trust, The Concierge Trust (1.5 million shares), and Wexner Personal Holdings Corporation (4.89 million shares) completed the architecture 3; only the first four entities involved Epstein directly.
Analysis of the 2001–2007 SC 13D/A amendments indicates a sequential restructuring. Records show that in December 2004 the Abigail Trust was restructured: 3.3 million shares moved to Trust 600 and 3.75 million shares transferred directly to Wexner 27. According to Amendment filings, in September 2005 the HREI Trust was restructured similarly: 4.57 million shares to the RHREI Trust and 4.76 million directly to Wexner, per the SEC record 27. Cross-reference of the filings shows the net effect reduced the number of Epstein-connected trusts while preserving total share counts 27. Records indicate that in July and August 2006 Foxcote One sold 4.5 million shares and Foxcote Two sold 509,000 shares 27. Filings record that on August 31, 2006 — more than a month after Epstein's arrest — Amendment 33 was filed with Epstein still signing as FTC President for Trust 600 and the RHREI Trust, according to the SEC record 27. Amendment 34, filed September 21, 2007, documented Gideon I. Kaufman succeeding as sole trustee; the filing did not mention Epstein by name or explain the succession 1516.
GRM storage records provide a parallel paper trail 9. Box #004750684 contains trust agreements with a “Wexner Miscellaneous” section listing YLK Charitable Fund, annual invoices for statutory representation for Buckeye LLC, and 1099-DIV for the RHREI Trust 10. Transfer agreements between WCOUQ and YLK, an irrevocable assignment, and a YLK board resolution approving the transfer resided in Epstein's storage 10. Box #004626325 documents FTC/Wexner Children's Trust/MBZ — a joint purchase of Boston Properties from Prudential, indicating that Financial Trust Company served as the investment vehicle for Wexner family trust real estate acquisitions, including a co-investment with Mortimer Zuckerman 10. A Delaware Chancery Court derivative action filed in May–June 1999 sought to rescind a Contingent Stock Redemption Agreement between The Limited, Leslie H. Wexner, and the Wexner Children's Trust on grounds of self-dealing 2829.
The East 71st Street Property Chain
ACRIS records trace each transfer in the 9 and 11 East 71st Street chain. SAM Conversion Corp acquired 11 East 71st (BBL 1/1386/12) from Xandra Corporation NV, an offshore entity, in 1988 530. Records show Nine East 71st Street Corporation, registered at 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio — the headquarters of The Limited — acquired 9 East 71st (BBL 1/1386/10) from the Birch Wathen School on September 6, 1989, with zero dollars recorded as consideration 68. The 11 East 71st property was deeded to Epstein as trustee in December 1992 for zero recorded consideration 7. A GRM binder titled “Leslie H. Wexner Sale of Nine East 71st Street Corporation to NES, LLC” with a general ledger dated September 30, 1998 documents the mechanics of the 9 East 71st transfer through a Nominee Agreement, Stock Power, Promissory Note, and Wexner’s resignation as director 109.
Review of the ACRIS records shows the subsequent chain for 9 East 71st running through an address change for Nine East 71st Street Corporation. Records indicate that on December 23, 2011, the corporation — now listed at 301 East 66th Street, 10F (an Epstein/Ossa Properties address rather than Columbus, Ohio) — deeded the property to Maple Inc at 9100 Havensight, Port of Sale, Suite 15/16, St Thomas, USVI 00802 for zero dollars, according to ACRIS, recording a 100 percent transfer 68. According to USVI corporate records, Maple Inc (Entity #581976) was registered November 22, 2011 — one month before the transfer — dissolved December 21, 2021, and was managed by Business Basics VI LLC 6. Records show that in the post-mortem estate liquidation, Maple Inc deeded 9 East 71st to Back To NYC 71 LLC (24 Lansdowne Road, London W11 3LL) for $51 million on March 8, 2021 631. Records indicate that entity took a $30.6 million MERS mortgage in May 2021 and sold to Bolt 1 LP for $65.6 million in June 2023 632.
Wexner also maintained other New York real estate. A 1987 Citibank mortgage of $7.975 million secured the property at 5 East 74th Street (BBL 1/1389/7) 3314. A 1991 power of attorney ran from Leslie Herbert Wexner to Barbara M. Pizzolato 33. In January 2008, Abigail S. Wexner purchased a condominium at 15 Central Park West for $13,339,075 1413. The Wexners sold 834 Fifth Avenue units 5-6A to Lazarus Samuel Heyman for $36 million in January 2011 14. Leslie Wexner also sold BBL 1/1379/1 for $36 million in 2011, and Susan Wexner transferred property at 980 Fifth Avenue to the Susan R. Wexner 2014 Revocable Trust 514. These arm’s-length family transactions stand in contrast to the zero-consideration transfers on East 71st Street that placed both townhouses in Epstein’s control.
The Operational Network: Columbus, New Albany, and 457 Madison
Three geographic nodes anchor the documented Wexner-Epstein relationship: Epstein's 457 Madison Avenue office in Manhattan, Wexner's corporate headquarters in Columbus/Gahanna, Ohio, and Wexner's personal estate in New Albany, Ohio. FedEx shipping records from the DOJ corpus trace document flow between these locations 12. NYSG LLC at 457 Madison Avenue — an entity that does not appear in New York Secretary of State records — shipped packages to Abigail S. Wexner at One Whitebarn Road, New Albany; to Peg Ugland at New Albany Property Inc, 6525 West Campus Oval, Suite 105, New Albany; and to Julie Ferree at The Limited Inc, Three Limited Parkway, Gahanna, Ohio 1112. Senders included Darren Indyke and Lauren K. Wintner 12. Jeffrey Schantz sent documents from J. Epstein & Co/NYSG to TIC Limited (The Limited Inc headquarters), to Herb Wolman at a Columbus insurance office, and to On Jaffe in Columbus — documenting three separate NYSG-to-Wexner-orbit channels between 1999 and 2002 343512.
DOJ corpus records show NYSG LLC also functioned as the billing entity for Epstein’s travel through at least 2018, with “NYSG” appearing as the account name on Tristar Worldwide luxury car service bookings for Epstein 363738. Documented trips include Bedford airport to Harvard’s 1 Brattle Square and to 207 Fisher Avenue, Brookline (the residence of Lawrence Summers) 36. A compensation table in EFTA02679045 lists NYSG alongside HBRK in the hire record of Richard Kahn (hire date October 17, 2005), indicating NYSG and HBRK were distinct payroll entities within the Epstein operation 3639. The same account name that handled Wexner family document shipments in 2001 was booking Epstein’s car service to Harvard in 2018 36.
Indyke held roles on both sides of the relationship. He was named in Wexner’s SEC filings for TOO Inc in 2001 (EDGAR 0000909518-01-000297), served as secretary of the Wexner Foundation from 1998 to 2006, and held power of attorney over Abigail Wexner’s 15 Central Park West condominium 1314. He also served as Epstein’s longtime attorney and, after August 2019, as co-executor of his estate. Gideon Kaufman, the Aspen-based attorney who replaced Epstein as FTC trustee in September 2007, had received shipments from 457 Madison Avenue since 2001 1512. Cross-reference of the SEC and FedEx records indicates the trustee transition preserved rather than severed contact with the 457 Madison operation 40.
The Limited, Saipan, and the Israeli Textile Nexus
Wexner founded The Limited in 1963 and built it into a specialty retailer whose brands included Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and Lane Bryant. International sourcing ran through Mast Industries Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary that handled 35 percent of merchandise and generated $329 million in external sales in fiscal year 2002 41. Mast Industries (Far East) Ltd, a Hong Kong subsidiary, coordinated production across Asian manufacturers, and foreign income from sourcing reached $69.7 million in fiscal year 2000 4142. In January 1999 The Limited was named as a defendant in class action lawsuits filed in the District of Northern Mariana Islands alleging RICO violations, peonage, and indentured servitude in Saipan garment factories (DOE 001 v. Advance Textile Corp, 1:99-cv-00002) 414344. A separate RICO case (Doe I v. The Gap, 1:01-cv-00031) alleged an enterprise spanning 26 manufacturers and 23 U.S. retailers 4345. The settlement, granted conditional preliminary approval October 31, 2002, required $11.25 million from manufacturers and retailers to compensate over 30,000 workers 4143.
Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli textile manufacturer, was a private-label supplier to Victoria’s Secret and operated the Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works franchise in Israel with a 60 percent stake. Delta Galil’s principal manufacturing facility occupied 534,000 square feet in Karmiel — the same city where Limited Brands maintained an overseas office. Mast Industries managed the sourcing relationship, and Epstein retained a Mast Industries Milan contact in his personal address book 46. Delta Galil’s founder, Dov Lautman, was an Israeli industrialist; after his death, Isaac Dabah acquired a controlling 54 percent interest through GMM Capital in 2007–2008, expanding the supplier and franchise footprint. Dabah’s FEC donations record pro-AIPAC giving.
Southern Air Transport, a cargo airline with a documented CIA-era history, relocated operations to Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus, Ohio, where it flew twice-weekly cargo routes from Hong Kong carrying garments for The Limited, supported by $46.5 million in state incentives. LittleSis records a business relationship between Southern Air Transport and Epstein (Entity #345808), and Epstein was acting as a financial manager for Wexner during the period of SAT’s Columbus operations. A Delaware Chancery Court derivative action filed in May–June 1999, in which shareholders sought to rescind a Contingent Stock Redemption Agreement between The Limited, Leslie H. Wexner, and the Wexner Children’s Trust on self-dealing grounds, was filed in the same window as the Saipan lawsuits 2829.
The Separation Narrative and the Documentary Record
The public account holds that Wexner severed ties with Epstein around Epstein’s 2006 arrest and 2008 plea deal. SEC records confirm a formal change: Amendment 34, filed September 21, 2007, replaced Epstein with Gideon Kaufman as trustee of Trust 600 and R.H.R.E.I. Trust 1516. Cross-reference of SEC, DOJ, and LittleSis records shows documentary contact continued after that date 40. In September 2009, more than a year after Epstein’s Florida conviction, Epstein forwarded a cap table showing “Wexner interest in SMG” (Seed Media Group, Adam Bly’s company) to Lesley Groff with the notation “per Jeffrey’s request” 1718.
On June 14, 2014, Epstein drafted talking points addressed to himself 19 with the subject line “wexner,” including the phrases “necklaace, mother suicide sharon, taxes new albany, bankrupt, never ever did anything without informing les, questionable as to unrelated third party jack kessler stanley jerry my personal, taken advantage of understand, scared i would never put les in harms way, He never called, sale of trust put call, despont dick grey susan, followed put in fake secretary took an attny I would never give him up” 2021. The references include a necklace (a specific incident), Wexner’s mother Bella’s suicide and sister Sharon, New Albany tax matters, attorney Jack Kessler, the “sale of trust put call” (the property transfer mechanism), architect Thierry Despont (who renovated 9 East 71st), and attorney Dick Grey 21. The lines “I would never give him up” and “dersh dont make deal probation 5 years with 3 early term” appear alongside references to Dershowitz 20. The document was never sent externally; its analytic value is limited to what Epstein himself recorded in draft.
House Oversight records contain Dershowitz deposition testimony 47 stating that he called Leslie Wexner to warn about “an extortion plot being directed against your husband by unscrupulous lawyers in Florida,” that Abigail Wexner took the call, and that she responded “Oh, we are aware of that, they have already been in contact with us” 48. Dershowitz’s account is self-interested and the characterization of victim allegations as “extortion” is his own; it places Abigail rather than Leslie as the point of contact 48. The 2002 Shanks v. Wexner breach-of-contract case (E.D. Pa. 2:02-cv-07671) named Leslie Wexner, Abigail Wexner, Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and portrait artist Nelson Shanks as its five parties, placing all four principals in the same civil docket seventeen years before Epstein’s second arrest 4950. Wexner has publicly stated he had no knowledge of Epstein’s underlying conduct at the time it occurred and has described himself as a victim of Epstein’s misappropriation of funds.
The Mega Group, Philanthropy, and Political Influence
Records show Wexner co-founded the Mega Group in the 1990s with Charles Bronfman 22. According to LittleSis, its members included Ronald Lauder, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Michael Steinhardt, and others, and its stated purpose was coordinating Jewish philanthropy and Israeli causes 2251. Abigail Wexner (nee Koppel) was an associate at Davis Polk and Wardwell in New York and London from 1987 to 1992 before marrying Wexner 23. Her father, Yehuda Koppel, opened the first El Al Israel Airlines ticket office in New York in the 1950s 2352. Wexner served on the board of Sun-Times Media Group from 1996 to 2002, overlapping with the Hollinger International/Conrad Black board orbit. LMSBAND corpus co-occurrence analysis ranks Wexner’s top non-Epstein document-level associations as Bruce Wasserstein (43 files), Harvey Weinstein (41), and Mortimer Zuckerman (41) 53.
Two philanthropic vehicles carry most of the Wexner family giving. Examination of 990 filings indicates the Wexner Family Charitable Fund (EIN 31-1318013), established in 1991 and based at 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 100, New Albany, Ohio, held $140.7 million in assets as of 2023 2425. According to 990 revenue filings, the trajectory — $170.7 million in 2014, $254.4 million in 2021, $129.9 million in 2023 — aligns with reported L Brands insider sale windows in those years 2426. Cross-reference of 990 revenue and Form 4 insider-transaction filings indicates Wexner routed L Brands stock through the charitable fund during peak-liquidation years 24. Records show the Wexner Foundation (EIN 23-7320631) maintained approximately $10–15 million in annual revenue with $3–6 million in assets, operating leadership-development programs while the Family Charitable Fund served as the endowment vehicle 2454.
FEC records document more than 515 Wexner contributions, predominantly Republican and with a heavy Ohio focus 55. Largest documented donations include $100,000 to Right to Rise USA (Jeb Bush, 2015), $100,000 to With Honor Fund (2017), $100,000 to Buckeye Leadership Fund (2024), and $100,000 to Fighting for Ohio Fund (2016) 5556. Ohio-specific recipients include Joyce Beatty, Troy Balderson, Jim Jordan, and Steve Stivers, alongside national recipients through the NRSC and Senate Majority PAC 55. Personal lobbying was limited to five filings between 1999 and 2003 — two on apparel and trade issues, three for Wexner Heritage Village budget matters; all subsequent lobbying ran through L Brands corporate entities 5758. FEC records show Leon Black and Wexner each contributing $100,000 to Right to Rise USA in 2015, the one identified shared mega-recipient between Epstein’s two principal financial patrons 55.
The Complete Exit from L Brands
Between 2017 and July 2021, Wexner liquidated his L Brands position from 58.98 million shares (14.4 percent of the company) to effectively zero 26. Form 4 records document the sequence: April 2017, exercise of 1.55 million stock options at $6–$42 per share; October 2017, a J transaction of 509,000 shares at $41.84; December 2016, a J transaction of 1.13 million shares at $65.93; December 2018, a gift of 960,000 shares 26. Disposition accelerated in 2020–2021. In August 2020 Wexner gifted 2 million shares and sold 3 million at $29.70 26. In March 2021 he gifted 2 million and sold 3.05 million at $58.31, and in June 2021 gifted 3.5 million and sold 5 million at $65.30 26. The final tranche came in July 2021: a gift of 10.8 million shares and a sale of 28.96 million at $73.01, timed to the L Brands/Bath & Body Works spinoff 26. Total 2020–2021 insider dispositions exceeded 40 million shares, representing roughly $2–3 billion 26.
According to 990 filings, revenue surges in the Wexner Family Charitable Fund align with the disposal schedule; the fund reported $254.4 million in 2021, the year of peak liquidation 2425. Cross-reference of 990 revenue and Form 4 gift entries is consistent with use of the family charitable fund as a tax-efficient routing vehicle for stock donations made alongside open-market sales 2426. LMSBAND corpus co-occurrence analysis records Wexner appearing in 142 documents alongside Jeffrey Epstein and 127 alongside his full name — his highest-ranked document-level association outside immediate family 53.
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27 totalNYSG LLC at 457 Madison sent FedEx to Wexner family and corporate addresses in New Albany OH 2001-2002
Co-defendants in SHANKS v. WEXNER (E.D. Pa. 2:02-cv-07671, 2002-2003) alongside Maxwell and Abigail Wexner
Co-defendants in SHANKS v. WEXNER (E.D. Pa. 2:02-cv-07671, 2002-2003) breach of contract
Married couple. Abigail Wexner (nee Koppel) former Davis Polk attorney
NYSG LLC shipped documents to Peg Ugland and Paul Burkhardt at New Albany Property Inc 6525 West Campus Oval in Wexner territory
Delta Galil was a major supplier to Wexner's Victoria's Secret (private label manufacturer) and franchise operator of VS/BBW in Israel (60% stake). Multi-layered commercial relationship spanning manufacturing, brand licensing, and retail operations.
Dabah (Delta Galil CEO/54% owner since 2007-2008) continued and deepened the Victoria's Secret supplier relationship, adding franchise operations in Israel. GMM Capital (Dabah's family fund) acquired controlling interest in Delta Galil 2007. Dabah's FEC donations show AIPAC orientation (K UDP, .5K AIPAC PAC).
Co-occur in 43 LMSBAND files - highest non-Epstein Wexner associate in corpus
1989 buyer address 41 S High St Columbus OH = Wexner HQ
Both Liz Claiborne (Robbie Karp as GC) and The Limited (Wexner) were co-defendants in the 1999 Saipan RICO/peonage class actions involving 30,000 trafficked garment workers. Both companies settled as part of the $20M settlement in 2004.
Indirect but deep commercial relationship: Lautman's Delta Galil was major supplier to Wexner's Victoria's Secret. Lautman founded Delta Galil in Karmiel (same town as Limited Brands/Mast Industries Israel office). Both operated in Israeli textile/apparel ecosystem. No evidence of direct personal relationship found.
SAT relocated to Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus OH (Wexner's base), where SAT planes reportedly flew garments from Hong Kong/China for The Limited. Wexner's Mast Industries (Far East) Ltd sourced from Hong Kong. $46.5M state incentives. LittleSis records SAT-Epstein business relationship, and Epstein was Wexner's financial manager. No direct documentary evidence of SAT-Wexner relationship found in corpus or SEC filings.
Power of attorney ACRIS 2008012900966001 [Wave 6 ACRIS]
Indyke named in Wexner SC 13D/A SEC filing for TOO Inc 2001 (EDGAR 0000909518-01-000297). Indyke was secretary of Wexner Foundation 1998-2006 per LittleSis. Abigail Wexner gave Indyke power of attorney over 15 CPW condo per ACRIS 2008012900966001.
GRM filing index contains dedicated binder: Leslie H. Wexner Sale of Nine East 71st Street Corporation to NES, LLC. Full closing documents including Nominee Agreement, Stock Power, Stock Certificate, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Promissory Note, Guaranty, LHW Resignation as Director. General Ledger dated 9/30/98.
SAT flew twice-weekly Hong Kong-Rickenbacker cargo for Wexner's The Limited. Ohio officials and news accounts confirm Wexner played role in SAT relocation.
Both donated K to Right to Rise USA (Jeb Bush) in 2015 -- the only shared mega-recipient among Epstein's major financial associates
FedEx shows Schantz as primary contact for Wexner Limited Inc entities and Columbus OH network
Wexner's Limited Brands maintained an overseas office in Karmiel, Israel -- the same small city where Delta Galil has its 534K sqft principal manufacturing facility. Mast Industries (LB subsidiary) managed the sourcing relationship. Epstein had Mast Industries Milan contact in his personal address book.
Co-investors in Boston Properties via FTC/Wexner Children's Trust/MBZ joint purchase from Prudential. GRM Filing Index FTC Transaction VI section.
ACRIS deed chain: Wexner entities (SAM Conversion Corp/Nine East 71st Corp at 41 S High St Columbus OH) transferred both 9 E 71st and 11 E 71st properties. 11 E 71st went directly to Epstein as trustee Dec 1992 for zero consideration.
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ACRIS complete property chain for 9 E 71st St (BBL 1/1386/10) with valuations: (1) Sep 6 1989: Birch Wathen School deeds to Nine East 71st St Corp (41 South High St Columbus OH = Wexner L Brands HQ), amount 0 recorded; (2) Dec 23 2011: Nine East 71st Street Corporation (now at 301 E 66th St 10F = Epstein/Ossa address) deeds to Maple Inc (9100 Havensight Port of Sale Suite 15/16 St Thomas USVI 00802) for 0 dollars recorded, 100 percent transfer; (3) Mar 8 2021: Maple Inc (9053 Estate Thomas Suite 101 St Thomas USVI) deeds to Back To NYC 71 LLC for 51M dollars; (4) May 26 2021: Back To NYC 71 LLC (24 Lansdowne Road London W11 3LL) takes 30.6M mortgage from MERS; (5) Jun 22 2023: Back To NYC 71 LLC deeds to Bolt 1 LP for 65.6M. Key: Maple Inc was a USVI corporation (entity 581976, registered 11/22/2011, dissolved 12/21/2021) managed by Business Basics VI LLC (Kellerhals hub). The 2011 deed showed the address change from Columbus OH to 301 E 66th = control shift from Wexner to Epstein operation. The 2021 sale at 51M was post-mortem estate liquidation.
Leslie Wexner personally had 5 lobbying filings: 2 in 1999 (personal client 'WEXNER LESLIE H' via A. Mark Neuman, on Apparel/Textiles and Trade, terminated mid-1999), and 3 in 2002-2003 (Wexner Heritage Village via Matthew G. Kallner, on Budget/Appropriations, terminated mid-2003). No personal lobbying after 2003. All subsequent lobbying was through L Brands/Limited Brands corporate entities.
NYSG LLC at 457 Madison Ave (Epstein entity) sent FedEx packages to Abigail S. Wexner at One Whitebarn Rd New Albany OH and to Peg Ugland at New Albany Property Inc 6525 West Campus Oval Ste 105 New Albany OH 43054 and to Julie Ferree at The Limited Inc Three Limited Pkwy Gahanna OH regularly in 2001-2002. Senders were Lauren K. Wintner and Darren K. Indyke from NYSG LLC. Also sent to Karl Schwabe in West Palm Beach FL. Documents routine document flow between Epstein operations and Wexner family and corporate addresses.
The complete Wexner trust entity architecture revealed by SEC filings (2001-2007): (1) Trust 600 - trustee was Financial Trust Company Inc with Epstein as sole stockholder/director/president, held 3.3M L Brands shares; (2) R.H.R.E.I. Trust - same FTC trustee structure, held 4.57M shares; (3) H.R.E.I. Trust - Wexner and Epstein as co-trustees (restructured Sept 2005 into R.H.R.E.I. Trust); (4) The Abigail Trust - Wexner and Epstein as co-trustees (restructured Dec 2004 into Trust 600 and direct Wexner holdings); (5) Foxcote One - Wexner sole trustee, 15M shares (sold 4.5M shares Aug 2006); (6) Foxcote Two - Abigail and Leslie co-trustees, 5M shares; (7) The Family Trust - Wexner sole trustee (added Amendment 33, Aug 2006); (8) The Concierge Trust - Wexner sole trustee, 1.5M shares (added Amendment 34); (9) Wexner Personal Holdings Corporation - Wexner sole stockholder/director/officer, 4.89M shares. The restructuring trend (2004-2007) systematically moved shares from Epstein-connected trusts to Wexner-only entities BEFORE the formal removal in Sept 2007.
SEC EDGAR SC 13D/A filings (Amendments 1-33, 2001-2006) document Epstein as President of Financial Trust Company Inc, the sole trustee entity controlling Trust 600 (3,300,568 L Brands shares) and R.H.R.E.I. Trust (4,571,601 shares). Epstein signed as officer on behalf of these trusts, giving him direct fiduciary control over 7.87M L Brands shares worth approximately 200M at 2005 prices. This was not merely advisory - Epstein had sole dispositive power over these trusts. Amendment 31 (Sept 7 2005) is the clearest: Financial Trust Company Inc Jeffrey E Epstein President signed on behalf of Trust 600 and R.H.R.E.I. Trust. Additionally the Abigail Trust and H.R.E.I. Trust named both Wexner and Epstein as co-trustees. Total Epstein-connected shares in 2005 filing: approximately 7.87M direct through FTC plus shared power in Abigail and HREI trusts.
NYSG LLC served as the operational billing entity for Epstein travel. DOJ corpus shows NYSG as the account name on all Tristar Worldwide luxury car service bookings for Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 (EFTA02260159, EFTA02265253, EFTA02305590, et al.). Trips included: BED (Bedford airport) to 1 Brattle Sq Cambridge MA (Harvard), 207 Fisher Ave Brookline MA (Summers residence), and return. Also EFTA02679045 shows NYSG alongside HBRK in a compensation table for Richard Kahn (hire date 10/17/2005), documenting that NYSG and HBRK were distinct payroll entities within the Epstein operation. NYSG LLC at 457 Madison Ave shipped FedEx packages to Abigail Wexner and Wexner-related entities per finding 1359. The name NYSG may stand for New York Sending Group or similar; it is NOT registered in NY SoS records as of 2026, suggesting it was incorporated elsewhere (possibly USVI or DE).
SEC SC 13D/A Amendment 34 (September 21 2007) documents the formal removal of Epstein from Wexner trust structure. Filing states: On September 21 2007 Gideon I. Kaufman succeeded as sole trustee of each of Trust 600 and R.H.R.E.I. Trust. Kaufman is described as an attorney and shareholder of Kaufman Peterson and Dishler PC at 315 East Hyman Ave Suite 305 Aspen CO 81611. This was filed 14 months after Epstein's July 2006 arrest by Palm Beach PD. Critically, the filing does NOT mention Epstein by name or explain the succession - it simply states Kaufman succeeded. Foxcote One and Foxcote Two also ceased to be Purchasers as they no longer held shares. This is the documented moment of formal financial separation between Wexner and Epstein in the SEC record.
ACRIS records confirm Wexner NYC real estate footprint: (1) Leslie Herbert Wexner purchased property at Block 1389 Lot 7 (near E 71st St) in 1985 from Gloria Ann Gurney, with Citibank mortgage subsequently satisfied; sold to German government (Bundersrepublik) in 1991 from 5 East 74th St address. (2) Abigail S. Wexner purchased at 15 Central Park West for USD 13,339,075 in Jan 2008. (3) Wexners sold Block 1379 Lot 1 property for USD 36M to Lazarus Samuel Heyman in Jan 2011, address given as 1 Whitebarn Road, New Albany OH. (4) Susan Wexner 2014 Revocable Trust at 980 Fifth Avenue. The 1989 purchase of 9 E 71st St used Columbus OH address 41 South High St matching The Limited headquarters — this deed pre-dates the well-known 1996/1998 'gift' narrative.
ACRIS documents Wexner property at 5 East 74th Street (BBL 1/1389/7): 1987 mortgage from Citibank NA for 7.975M to Leslie H. Wexner at 5 East 74th Street. 1991 PAT (power of attorney) from Leslie Herbert Wexner to Barbara M. Pizzolato. Also ACRIS 2011011201001001: Leslie H and Abigail S Wexner (1 Whitebarn Road New Albany OH 43054) sold 834 Fifth Avenue unit 5-6A to Lazarus Samuel Heyman (25 Sutton Place NYC) for 36M on Jan 12 2011. Additionally, document 2015012000265001 shows Susan Wexner transferred to Susan R. Wexner 2014 Revocable Trust at 980 Fifth Avenue Apartment 21A. Wexner family maintains multiple NYC properties through various family members and trusts, all independent of Epstein after 2007.
Leslie Wexner made 515+ FEC contributions, predominantly Republican with some bipartisan giving. Largest donations: K Right to Rise USA/Jeb Bush (2015), K With Honor Fund (2017), K Buckeye Leadership Fund (2024), K Fighting for Ohio Fund (2016). Heavy Ohio focus: Joyce Beatty, Troy Balderson, Jim Jordan, Steve Stivers. Also donates nationally: NRSC (K+), Senate Majority PAC, Republican Majority Fund. Like Black, Wexner's political giving operates at a scale completely independent of Epstein's network. Both Wexner and Black gave K to Right to Rise USA (Jeb Bush) in 2015 -- the only shared mega-recipient.
Wexner insider transaction pattern 2017-2021 shows massive liquidation of L Brands holdings. Key events: (1) Apr 2017: Exercised 1.55M stock options at 6-42 per share; (2) Oct 2017: J transaction 509K shares at 41.84; (3) Dec 2016: J transaction 1.13M shares at 65.93; (4) Dec 2018: Gift of 960K shares; (5) Aug 2020: Gift of 2M shares + sale of 3M shares at 29.70 (after stock crashed from ~80 to ~30 during COVID); (6) Mar 2021: Gift 2M + sale 3.05M shares at 58.31; (7) Jun 2021: Gift 3.5M + sale 5M shares at 65.30; (8) Jul 2021: Gift 10.8M + sale 28.96M shares at 73.01. The July 2021 transaction - disposing of nearly 29M shares at 73.01 - was by far the largest, occurring just before the L Brands/Bath and Body Works spinoff. Total insider dispositions 2020-2021 exceeded 40M shares, roughly 2-3B in value. Wexner held 58.98M shares in 2005 (14.4 percent) and systematically reduced to near zero by the July 2021 exit.
Wexner Family Charitable Fund (EIN 31-1318013) at 8000 Walton Pkwy Suite 100 New Albany OH, established 1991, is the primary Wexner philanthropic vehicle with assets of 140.7M (2023). Revenue trajectory shows massive surges correlating with L Brands stock sales: 2014 revenue 170.7M (same year Wexner sold shares aggressively), 2021 revenue 254.4M (massive stock liquidation year), 2023 revenue 129.9M. This pattern of high-revenue years matching insider transaction activity strongly suggests Wexner channeled L Brands stock proceeds through this charitable fund as a tax-efficient liquidation strategy. Assets grew from 87.7M (2011) to 184.9M (2021). By contrast, the Wexner Foundation (EIN 23-7320631) maintained steady 10-15M annual revenue with only 3-6M in assets - it was the operating foundation while the Family Charitable Fund was the endowment vehicle.
GRM Box #004750684 (EFTA00300480 p47) contains Form Trust Agreements with a Wexner Miscellaneous section listing: (1) YLK Charitable Fund, (2) Annual Invoice for Statutory Representation for Buckeye LLC, (3) 1099-DIV for the RHREI Trust. Also contains LSW Clippings (Leslie Wexner). YLK is a previously unidentified Wexner-linked entity appearing in the same box as trust agreements. The continued presence of a page 46 YLK agreement letter, transfer agreement between WCOUQ and YLK, irrevocable assignment, and YLK board resolution approval of entire transfer — all in Epstein's storage — indicates Epstein managed transfers between Wexner entities including YLK and COUQ/WCOUQ.
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Epstein forwarded a cap table document showing Wexner interest in SMG (Seed Media Group, Adam Bly company) in Sept 2009. Neil Raymond sent cap table to Adam Bly who forwarded to Lesley Groff per Jeffreys request. This documents Epstein brokering Wexner investment in Seed Media Group as late as 2009 - post-conviction - showing the financial relationship continued after the 2008 plea deal.
Epstein drafted detailed personal talking points about Wexner on June 14 2014, sent to himself via [email protected]. Notes incrementally built in subject line: necklaace, mother suicide sharon, taxes new albany, bankrupt, never ever did anything without informing les, questionable as to unrelated third party jack kessler stanley jerry my personal, taken advantage of understand scared i would never put les in harms way, He never called, sale of trust put call, despont dick grey susan followed, put in fake secretary took an attny. This is Epstein rehearsing a defense narrative about Wexner referencing a necklace, Wexner mother Bella suicide and sister Sharon, New Albany OH, bankruptcy concerns, a claim he never acted without informing Wexner, attorney Jack Kessler, Wexner being scared, a trust sale with put-call option, architect Thierry Despont who renovated 9 E 71st, and Wexner retaining an attorney. Suggests Epstein anticipated legal confrontation with Wexner.
The fullest version of Epstein's defense talking points re Wexner is EFTA02358202 (DugganUSA, sent from [email protected] June 14 2014 11:01 AM, subject wexner). The complete text is an incrementally built bullet-point narrative: necklaace, mother suicide sharon, taxes new albany, bankrupt, never ever did anything without informing les, questionable as to unrelated third party jack kessler stanley jerry my personal, taken advantage of understand, scared i would never put les in harms way, He never called, sale of trust put call, despont dick grey susan, followed put in fake secretary took an attny I would never give him up, craig lursen everyday 24 hrs a day, security jancks house new albay aspen, ghislane stood by father brothers wexner apt house forrester mother money rescued, ted dana, shelley concord skiing hollywood support before and after, dersh dont make deal probation 5 years with 3 early term no details of probation transfer, 30k per day millions brother J rory. This document is a roadmap of Epstein's claims about the Wexner relationship including: sale of trust with put-call option, Wexner being scared, Thierry Despont (architect), Dick Grey (attorney), Jack Kessler (attorney), Craig and Lursen (unidentified contacts), and Dershowitz plea negotiation terms.
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The Limited (Wexner) was NAMED DEFENDANT in Jan 13 1999 Saipan sweatshop lawsuits. SEC 10-K filings confirm: (1) two complaints filed alleging RICO, peonage, indentured servitude, international law violations; (2) lawsuit related to Saipan labor practices; (3) settlement granted conditional preliminary approval Oct 31 2002; (4) Mast Industries Inc (wholly-owned subsidiary) was contract manufacturer/apparel importer handling 35% of merchandise, with Hong Kong subsidiary Mast Industries (Far East) Ltd sourcing from Far East. Mast had $329M external sales (FY2002). The Limited's Columbus OH distribution had 6.1M sq ft. Foreign income from sourcing: $69.7M (FY2000).
Full Saipan lawsuit docket structure identified. DOE 001 v. Advance Textile Corp (1:99-cv-00002, D.N.Mar.I., filed 1/14/1999) = class action against 26+ manufacturers and 23 US retailers including The Limited. Doe I v. The Gap (1:01-cv-00031, RICO 18:1962, 2001-2014) = 13-year RICO case alleging organized criminal enterprise. Also: US v. CNMI (1:99-cv-00017, consent decree in 2 days), US v. Micronesian Garment Manufacturing (1:99-cr-00049, criminal prosecution), Herman v. Micronesian Garment (DOL enforcement). Settlement: $11.25M from 23 manufacturers + 7 retailers to compensate 30,000+ workers. Additional 10+ garment labor cases in CNMI through 2008.
Delaware Chancery Court derivative action (May-June 1999): shareholders sued The Limited board seeking to rescind a Contingent Stock Redemption Agreement with Leslie H. Wexner and The Wexner Children's Trust. Filed simultaneously with the Saipan lawsuits. This agreement would have allowed Wexner to redeem stock at guaranteed prices — shareholders alleged it was self-dealing.
SHANKS v. WEXNER (E.D. Pa. 2:02-cv-07671, filed Oct 2 2002, terminated Oct 21 2003) is a diversity breach of contract case where ALL FIVE parties are Leslie Wexner, Abigail Wexner, Jeffrey E. Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Nelson Shanks (portrait artist). Assigned to Judge Clarence Charles Newcomer. This joint lawsuit establishes a legal nexus: Wexner, Abigail Wexner, Epstein, and Maxwell were co-defendants in 2002, consistent with their intertwined personal and business relationships.
Dershowitz deposition testimony (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022159) reveals he called Abigail Wexner to warn about an alleged extortion plot directed against Leslie Wexner. Dershowitz testified: I called Leslie Wexner. I got his wife on the phone Abigail Wexner. I said I think you ought to know that there is an extortion plot being directed against your husband by unscrupulous lawyers in Florida. And she said Oh we are aware of that they have already been in contact with us. Dershowitz then learned that Brad Edwards (plaintiff attorney) had sent communications urging people to watch Virginia Roberts interview on television. This testimony, while self-serving on Dershowitz's part, documents: (1) Abigail Wexner was the point of contact, not Leslie; (2) the Wexners were already aware of the allegations; (3) Dershowitz framed the abuse claims as an extortion plot, consistent with Epstein defense strategy. The separate finding 1316 documents Giuffre testimony of multiple sexual encounters including at Wexner properties.
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LittleSis entity 4432 (Les Wexner, net worth 2.8B) has 50+ documented relationships including positions at Limited Brands entities and family connections. Wexner SEC CIK is 901359. Abigail S. Wexner (nee Koppel, LittleSis entity 80089) was an associate at Davis Polk and Wardwell in NYC and London 1987-1992 before marrying Wexner. Her father Yehuda Koppel opened the first El Al Israel Airlines ticket office in New York in the 1950s - establishing an Israeli connection predating the Epstein relationship. The Leslie H. Wexner Charitable Fund (entity 458503) is a separate philanthropy vehicle from the Wexner Foundation.
Comprehensive timeline of Wexner-Epstein financial separation documented across SEC, ACRIS, and DOJ sources: (1) Dec 9 2004: Abigail Trust restructured - 3.3M shares to Trust 600, 3.75M shares to Wexner directly; (2) Sept 1 2005: H.R.E.I. Trust restructured - 4.57M shares to R.H.R.E.I. Trust, 4.76M to Wexner directly (net reduction in Epstein-controlled trusts despite same total); (3) Jul-Aug 2006: Foxcote One sells 4.5M shares; Foxcote Two sells 509K shares (Wexner-only trusts liquidating); (4) Aug 31 2006: Amendment 33 - Epstein STILL signing as FTC President for Trust 600 and R.H.R.E.I. Trust (this is AFTER Epstein's July 2006 arrest); (5) Sept 21 2007: Amendment 34 - Kaufman replaces Epstein as trustee. Summary: the formal removal took 14 months from Epstein arrest. The trust restructurings of 2004-2005 preceded the arrest and may have been motivated by the 2005 Palm Beach investigation beginning. However Epstein continued signing SEC filings 13 months after arrest - suggesting either the separation was procedural not substantive, or the legal process was genuinely slow. The replacement trustee (Kaufman) had pre-existing ties to Epstein's 457 Madison office.
Mega Group co-founder confirmed by LittleSis (relationship 1634429). The Mega Group was a secretive organization of Jewish billionaire philanthropists co-founded by Wexner and Charles Bronfman in the 1990s. Members included Ronald Lauder, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Michael Steinhardt, and others. The group coordinated large-scale philanthropy to Israel and Jewish causes but has been the subject of speculation regarding connections to Israeli intelligence. Wexner also served as Chair of Board of Trustees at Ohio State University (from Dec 2005), Dean's Council member at Harvard Kennedy School, Director at Sun-Times Media Group 1996-2002 (Hollinger International/Conrad Black connection), and is on the board of L Brands from 1963. Wexner's wife Abigail S. Wexner (nee Koppel) was an associate at Davis Polk and Wardwell 1987-1992 - her father Yehuda Koppel opened the first El Al Israel Airlines ticket office in New York in the 1950s (per finding 1379).
The Wexner-Epstein separation was NOT clean despite SEC formalization in Sept 2007. Multiple lines of evidence show continued operational entanglement post-separation: (1) SMG/Seed Media Group cap table forwarded to Lesley Groff in Sept 2009 showing Wexner interest, brokered by Epstein post-conviction (per finding 1357); (2) NYSG LLC at 457 Madison Ave (Epstein) sending regular FedEx packages to Abigail Wexner at One Whitebarn Rd New Albany OH 2001-2002 (finding 1359); (3) Landmark Land Company in New Albany OH continuing direct Epstein communication through at least 2010; (4) Gideon Kaufman receiving shipments from 457 Madison Ave from 2001 onwards - the replacement trustee was embedded in Epstein operations; (5) HBRK Associates (Epstein entity) and NYSG compensation table showing parallel corporate structures (EFTA02679045). The SEC filings documented a formal change; the operational evidence shows continued financial and operational integration well beyond 2007.
LMSBAND entity co-occurrence analysis reveals Wexner appears in 142 files with Epstein, 127 with Jeffrey Epstein. Top non-Epstein co-occurring entities: Bruce Wasserstein (43 files, Lazard banker who died 2009), Harvey Weinstein (41 files), Mortimer Zuckerman (41 files, 34 under full name), Donny Deutsch (38 files), Radar magazine (37 files), Darren Indyke (36 files), Nelson Peitz (34 files), Alan C. Greenberg (33 files, Bear Stearns chairman), Maer Roshan (31 files, Radar editor), Paul Morris (27 files), Richard Kahn (25 files), Abigail S. Wexner (23 files), Lawrence Newman (23 files), and Bill Clinton (22 files). The Wasserstein-Wexner-Weinstein co-occurrence cluster at 41-43 files suggests these appear in media monitoring or reputation management contexts. Indyke and Kahn co-occurrence confirms legal-financial integration.
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Wexner/SAM Conversion Corp held BOTH 9 E 71st (BBL 1/1386/10) and 11 E 71st (BBL 1/1386/12) via Columbus OH entities. SAM Conversion Corp acquired 11 E 71st from Xandra Corporation NV (offshore) in 1988. Nine East 71st St Corp (also at 41 South High St Columbus OH) acquired 9 E 71st from Birch Wathen School in 1989. Wexner also had personal mortgage at 5 East 74th St (BBL 1/1389/7) for 7.975M via Citibank. Wexner also sold BBL 1/1379/1 for 36M in 2011.
Full Timeline
26 events
Full Timeline
26 events- 1.CIK 901359
- 2.Finding #1508
- 3.Finding #1511
- 4.SEC 0000909518-05-000716
- 5.Finding #483
- 6.Finding #1514
- 7.ACRIS 1850000419485
- 8.ACRIS 2011122700736001
- 9.EFTA00300480
- 10.Finding #2493
- 11.EFTA01314883
- 12.Finding #1359
- 13.ACRIS 2008012900966001
- 14.Finding #1546
- 15.Finding #1510
- 16.SEC 0000909518-07-000835
- 17.EFTA02437099
- 18.Finding #1357
- 19.EFTA02358202
- 20.Finding #1356
- 21.Finding #1521
- 22.Finding #1531
- 23.Finding #1379
- 24.Finding #1519
- 25.990 EIN 311318013
- 26.Finding #1518
- 27.Finding #1525
- 28.Finding #2389
- 29.SEC 0001021408-00-001562
- 30.ACRIS 1690000317169
- 31.ACRIS 2021031500304001
- 32.ACRIS 2023073100715001
- 33.Finding #1526
- 34.EFTA01319292
- 35.EFTA01319611
- 36.Finding #1522
- 37.EFTA02260159
- 38.EFTA02265253
- 39.EFTA02679045
- 40.Finding #1530
- 41.Finding #2344
- 42.CIK 701985
- 43.Finding #2358
- 44.CourtListener 18838563
- 45.CourtListener 18885284
- 46.EFTA00190233
- 47.HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022159
- 48.Finding #1532
- 49.Finding #1358Sources: CourtListener 11742516Source record
- 50.CourtListener 11742516
- 51.LittleSis 4432
- 52.LittleSis 80089
- 53.Finding #1401Sources: LMSBAND cooccurrenceSource record
- 54.990 EIN 237320631
- 55.Finding #463
- 56.FEC:C00570549
- 57.Finding #420
- 58.LDA: 44a141fd-5da1-4fee-bc21-e64fd5c510de