Les Wexner

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.