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The former Victoria’s Secret CEO has come under new scrutiny after a recently released slew of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein suggested the convicted sex offender had a deeper relationship with collector Leslie Wexner than some had previously thought.
An email from an FBI official released to the public this week mentioned potential “co-conspirators” who worked with Epstein. While the email was heavily redacted like other documents released by the Justice Department on Dec. 23, the message apparently referred to Wexner, the collector of the same name at the Wexner Art Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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Epstein and Wexner’s professional relationship is well documented. Epstein managed Wexner’s finances and even served as a trustee for the businessman’s foundation. according to new york timesEpstein once owned a property near the Wexner estate.
But some claim Wexner may have known about Epstein’s crimes. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims, mentioned Wexner in her memoir and urged readers not to “be fooled by those … who claim to have no idea.”
Towards columbus telegramA spokesman for Wexner said he had been involved in investigations related to Epstein. The spokesperson mentioned send Comments from an investigator on the Epstein case. The investigator said Wexner was “not in any way a co-conspirator nor a target” in the investigation.
Although Wexner and his wife Abigail are best known for leading brands such as Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie, their art collection has also been recognized, appearing in the annual art news A list of the top 200 collectors was compiled every year between 2003 and 2018. They purchased major works by modernists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko and others.
