{"id":3014,"date":"2026-06-26T16:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:14:54","slug":"leon-black-tells-congress-that-epstein-duped-and-deceived-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3014","title":{"rendered":"Leon Black tells Congress that Epstein &#8216;duped and deceived&#8217; him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Billionaire investor Leon Black told a U.S. congressional panel on Friday that he had \u200cno involvement or knowledge of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;heinous conduct.&#8221;<\/div><div>&#8220;Let me state unequivocally that I have never abused a woman. I have never been with an underage woman,&#8221; Black told members of the House of Representatives&#8217; Oversight and \u200bGovernment Reform Committee, according to a copy of his opening statement.<\/div><div>&#8220;I have never engaged in sex trafficking,&#8221; \u200bhe said. &#8220;I have never paid Epstein for access to women. I was never blackmailed \u2060by Epstein.&#8221;<\/div><div>Black is the latest individual connected to Epstein to appear for a private interview with the \u200bpanel investigating the federal government&#8217;s Epstein probe. Epstein, a prominent financier who socialized with many political and business leaders, \u200bpleaded guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges and served 13 months in jail.<\/div><div>He was arrested again in 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking of minors. His 2019 death in a Manhattan jail cell was ruled a suicide.<\/div><div>Black stepped down as \u200bthe head of private equity firm Apollo Global Management in 2021 after a review by an outside \u200blaw firm found he had paid Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning. He also paid $62.5 million to the U.S. Virgin \u200cIslands \u2060in 2023 to avoid any legal claims tied to an Epstein-related investigation.<\/div><div>Black has faced several lawsuits from women alleging sexual abuse. Two were dismissed and a third is ongoing. Black has denied all allegations and has not been criminally charged.<\/div><h2>COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN COMER&#8217;S CONCERNS<\/h2><div>Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, said the panel has hundreds \u200bof questions for Black about \u200bfinancial transactions and communication \u2060with survivors.<\/div><div>&#8220;Of all the witnesses that have come thus far, this one has the potential to be the most groundbreaking deposition, in my opinion,&#8221; Comer told reporters.<\/div><div>Black \u200btold the committee he would voluntarily answer questions about his payments to Epstein \u200band the work \u2060he provided but would not discuss his personal life.<\/div><div>Black testified that he had known Epstein for 18 years before giving him a dime. 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