FBI documents expose Les Wexner’s alleged $20 mansion deal with Epstein—and it gets worse

Les Wexner, the 88-year-old billionaire and former Victoria’s Secret chief, is scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee in Ohio. This marks a significant step as Congress continues to investigate the network that enabled Jeffrey Epstein‘s crimes. Wexner has been named as a co-conspirator of Epstein in a 2019 FBI document.

Wexner is the founder of L Brands, which formerly included Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Pink. Documents released by the Department of Justice allege that Wexner was a key figure in how Epstein built his fortune and ran his operation. A 2013 DOJ file titled “Jeffrey Epstein Source of Wealth” shows that Wexner became a client of Epstein’s financial management firm in 1987.

Since most of Epstein’s other financial clients remained anonymous, it has been widely speculated that a large part of Epstein’s lifestyle was funded by Wexner. According to Fox News, a spokesperson for Wexner declined to comment on these allegations.

The financial ties between Wexner and Epstein go far deeper than most people realise

Wexner sold his Manhattan townhouse, reportedly the largest private residence in the borough, to Epstein. A 2019 FBI witness statement from a man claiming to be Wexner’s bodyguard alleged that Wexner “sold his mansion in New York to Epstein for $20” and that “Epstein got all of his money from Wexner.”

However, a 1998 document shows the actual sale price was $20 million. The property was eventually transferred to a U.S. Virgin Islands-based company controlled by Epstein for $0 in 2011, and was valued at $77 million at the time of the 2019 FBI raid. Epstein also went to great lengths to protect his image, he even recruited hackers to erase his criminal history from the internet.

In 1991, Wexner granted Epstein a broad power of attorney, giving him control over his finances, including the ability to sign checks, borrow money, and buy or sell real estate on Wexner’s behalf. In a 2019 letter to the Wexner Foundation, Wexner said their relationship ended after a federal investigation into Epstein began in Florida in 2007. He wrote that Epstein “had misappropriated vast sums of money from me and my family,” calling it “a tremendous shock,” and that he was able to recover some of the funds.

Despite Wexner’s claims of being a victim, DOJ documents suggest a more complex relationship. An email chain from July 2025 noted that “Steve Scully stated Wexner was #1 on Epstein’s speed dial.” Scully was a former IT contractor who lived on Epstein’s private island from 1999 to 2005. Epstein’s reach extended well beyond his inner circle, Sarah Ferguson reportedly begged Epstein for work as his house assistant, with emails showing she wrote “I desperately need the money.”

Robert Morosky, a former executive at Wexner’s fashion brand, provided an FBI witness statement claiming information about “Limited” brand aircraft “used in the 1990s to transport young girls from Mexico to the U.S.” Wexner’s spokesperson called the “allegation is false.”

A redacted 2020 witness statement also alleged that Wexner “would have models who could not have been over 18 years old do private viewings for him and Epstein.” Wexner has never been charged with any crimes related to Epstein, and his spokesperson stated that an Assistant U.S. Attorney confirmed in 2019 that he was “neither a co-conspirator nor target in any respect.”