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Leslie Wexner tells House oversight panel he was 'conned' by Jeffrey Epstein; denies knowledge of sexual abuse
Summary
In a deposition to the House Oversight Committee, retail heir Leslie H. Wexner said he trusted Jeffrey Epstein as a family‑office adviser, denied personal involvement in allegations of sexual abuse, and said he later learned Epstein misappropriated large sums from him. Wexner agreed to provide documents the committee requested.
Leslie H. Wexner told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a transcribed deposition on Feb. 18, 2026, that he trusted Jeffrey Epstein to manage complex personal finances, denied any sexual or romantic relationship with Epstein or with Ghislaine Maxwell, and said he was defrauded when he later learned Epstein had misappropriated funds.
Wexner described meeting Epstein in the early 1980s through mutual acquaintances and hiring him in the late 1980s to help manage personal affairs. “He was kind of like the family office manager,” Wexner testified, saying Epstein oversaw bills, inventories and other personal matters. Wexner told the committee Epstein had wide latitude, power of attorney in some cases, and access to elements of his personal finances.
The committee read excerpts of reporting and law‑enforcement documents indicating Epstein served as trustee of multiple trusts and that Department of…
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