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Les Wexner

American retail businessman; founder and former chief executive of L Brands, the owner of Victoria’s Secret.

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  1. dealt with Jeffrey Epstein (hired Epstein to manage his money; gave him power of attorney) c. 1985–2008

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American retail businessman; founder and former chief executive of L Brands, the owner of Victoria’s Secret.

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  • Jeffrey Epstein c. 1985–2008 hired Epstein to manage his money; gave him power of attorney Scholarship & press 1234

    Wexner says he ended it in 2007, when he fired Epstein as his adviser, and that they never spoke again. Records released by the Justice Department show the two in touch in June 2008, after the plea deal was announced. He told the House Oversight Committee he was “conned” and knew of no crime. In a 2019 letter he said Epstein had taken money from him and his family; no court ruling on that was found. CBS reported in February 2026 that he had not been charged.

Contact on the record. By itself it shows neither knowledge of a crime nor a part in one.

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  1. c. 1985–2008 Les Wexner dealt with Jeffrey Epstein
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  1. Les Wexner says he was conned by Epstein; Democrats push back on testimony (with the Associated Press), Al Jazeera, 19 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    Five committee members travelled to Wexner’s home in Ohio to take a deposition from him in a closed-door session.
    Wexner said he was introduced to Epstein in the mid-1980s and later hired him to manage his vast wealth acquired as the founder of L Brands
  2. Les Wexner, longtime Epstein benefactor, tells Congress he was “duped by a world-class con man”, CBS News, 18 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    Wexner has not been charged with a crime
    Wexner, 88, previously led the former parent company of Victoria’s Secret and worked with Epstein beginning in the mid-1980s.
  3. Wexner Says Epstein ‘Misappropriated’ Millions Of Family Money, Ideastream Public Media, 8 Aug 2019. Scholarship & press
    Epstein was a longtime financial adviser for Wexner, and at some point was given power of attorney over Wexner’s vast fortune.
  4. L Brands CEO accuses Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating money, CNN Business, 7 Aug 2019. Scholarship & press
    Wexner told members of his Ohio-based charitable group that he discovered the missing funds after cutting ties with Epstein in 2007.
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