Billionaire Wexner Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island (2)

Billionaire retail tycoon Leslie Wexner told a US House panel Wednesday that he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island but said at the time he wasn’t aware of any sex trafficking operation involving the disgraced financier.

Wexner said he went to the island once with his wife and children “for a few hours” while the family was in the area on their boat, according to his opening statement in a deposition to congressional investigators that was provided to Bloomberg News by his attorney.

Les Wexner

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The House Oversight Committee has been investigating what role Epstein’s broad network of connections may ...