Epstein Secrets

Mr. Epstein, however, was not even supposed to become the owner of the opulent stone house on the Upper East Side. In 1989, Mr. Epstein's mentor, Leslie H. Wexner, the founder and chairman of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13

ks, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13.2 million. At the time, it was the highest recorded sale price for a townhouse in Manhattan. Mr. Wexner then spent at least that much on artwork — including multiple works by Picasso — Art Deco furnishings, Russian antiques, rosewood tables and doors a

billionaire, his net worth is hard to ascertain. He ran a money management firm catering to the ultra-rich, primarily for Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner, but its assets were never made public and few on Wall Street have dealt with him as a financier or money manager. According to his lawyers more th

was born in the Bronx. But Mr. Epstein came from Brooklyn. His father was a city Parks Department employee. Mr. Epstein took classes in physics at The Cooper Union in the mid-1970s and later attended New York University, but did not receive a degree from either school, New York magazine reported. He began his

Mr. Epstein, however, was not even supposed to become the owner of the opulent stone house on the Upper East Side. In 1989, Mr. Epstein's mentor, Leslie H. Wexner, the founder and chairman of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13

ks, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13.2 million. At the time, it was the highest recorded sale price for a townhouse in Manhattan. Mr. Wexner then spent at least that much on artwork — including multiple works by Picasso — Art Deco furnishings, Russian antiques, rosewood tables and doors a

billionaire, his net worth is hard to ascertain. He ran a money management firm catering to the ultra-rich, primarily for Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner, but its assets were never made public and few on Wall Street have dealt with him as a financier or money manager. According to his lawyers more th

was born in the Bronx. But Mr. Epstein came from Brooklyn. His father was a city Parks Department employee. Mr. Epstein took classes in physics at The Cooper Union in the mid-1970s and later attended New York University, but did not receive a degree from either school, New York magazine reported. He began his

which is reportedly the largest private residence in Manhattan and was formerly the well-known Birch Wathen School. The house was formerly owned by Leslie Wexner. Other real estate assets that Epstein maintains, throughout the US and the world, and has designed and or restored from scratch include: a villa i

effrey Epstein and Leslie Wexner Jeffrey Epstein has enjoyed a successful professional relationship with Leslie Wexner for several decades. In 1987 Wexner became a high-profile client of Epstein's J. Epstein & Co. financial management firm. Wexner is best known as the founder and chairman of the Limit

afayette High School. From there, he went on to receive an education in mathematics and physics from a couple of noteworthy organizations including The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and the Arts, a private college in the East Village, and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. From his e

E WAt0ORF.ASTORIA Profile Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery He's pals with a passel of Nobel Prize—winning scientists, CEOs like Leslie Wexner of the Limited, socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, even Donald Trump. But it wasn't until he flew Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Chris Tucker to Africa

hat Epstein has with his patron and mentor Leslie Wexner, founder and chairman of the Columbus, Ohio—based Limited chain of women's-clothing stores. Wexner, who is said to be worth more than $2.5 billion by Forbes, became an Epstein client in 1987. "It's a weird relationship," says another Wall Streeter

age 5 of 5 Indeed, friends say his close relationships with Wexner and others have provided him witt education. Epstein briefly studied physics at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences but never graduated fro Sources close to Epstei