Who is Les Wexner? Lawmakers search for key to Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth

The 88-year-old billionaire businessman and former Victoria’s Secret boss is the latest person to fall into the crosshairs of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, as he is scheduled to appear before the committee in Ohio on Wednesday morning.

Crimes of the late accused of sex trafficking Epstein It is well known, having gained new media attention in recent months after Congress forced the Justice Department to release millions of pages of documents.

But little is known about the figures who worked within Epstein’s orbit and how they helped him gain the broad international sphere of influence he enjoyed before he found himself in a Manhattan jail awaiting trial, where he committed suicide in 2019.

Les Wexner, founder of L Brands and former head of Victoria’s Secret, is one of those figures, having been named as a co-conspirator with Epstein in a recently unsealed FBI document from 2019.

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Leslie Wexner, the former CEO of Victoria’s Secret and other fashion brands, was named several times in Jeffrey Epstein’s Justice Department filings. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret; Neil Rasmus/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Wexner is the founder of L Brands, formerly known as The Limited, which included Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Pink. He also helped found Abercrombie & Fitch, a clothing brand that was very popular among teenagers in the United States

Wexner was never charged with crimes related to the late financier, and a spokesperson for the mogul told Fox News Digital that “an Assistant U.S. Attorney told Mr. Wexner’s legal counsel in 2019 that Mr. Wexner was not a co-conspirator and was not a target in any way.”

But documents released by the Justice Department allege that Wexner was one of the key players in how Epstein built his fortune and later ran his illicit empire.

Single file From 2013 Wexner, who appears to have been in possession of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) title “Jeffrey Epstein’s Source of Wealth,” “became a known client” of Epstein’s financial management firm in 1987, he said.

At the time, Wexner was identified as the founder and president of Ohio-based women’s clothing company The Limited.

“Because all but one of his financial clients are anonymous, it has been speculated that much of Epstein’s lavish lifestyle was once financed by Wexner,” the document, which appears to be an email, said. Wexner’s spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.

That paper also indicated that Wexner had sold off his vast funds Manhattan Townhouse – Reported To be the largest private residence in the New York City borough – for Epstein.

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A 2019 FBI Witness Statement From a man who claimed to be Wexner’s bodyguard from 1991 to 1992, he said Wexner “sold his New York mansion to Epstein for $20.”

The same witness statement claimed that “Epstein got all his money from Wexner.”

However, a 1998 document obtained by Fox News Digital shows that Wexner sold his home to Epstein for $20 million. The record shows that half the amount was paid by cashier’s check, while the other half was covered by a promissory note.

Epstein’s Manhattan mansion was raided by the FBI in July 2019 as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation. There, law enforcement officials found large amounts of evidence, including photographs of partially or fully nude women and girls, including what appeared to be minors.

A house belonging to Jeffrey Epstein on East 71st Street is seen on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on July 8, 2019, in New York City. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

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The Justice Department’s unsealed indictment against Epstein also said this was one of the places where he “enticed and caused the enticement and recruitment of dozens of underage girls… to perform sexual acts with him, and then gave the victims hundreds of dollars in cash.”

Wexner reportedly bought the mansion in 1989 for $13.2 million before selling it to a company partly controlled by Epstein for an “undisclosed sum,” according to the British newspaper the Daily Mail. Business insider. It was then reportedly transferred to a US Virgin Islands-based company controlled by Epstein for $0 in 2011.

The house was reportedly worth $77 million at the time of the raid, making it a massive portion of Epstein’s fortune.

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Heavily redacted email chain From July 2025 Which appears to show summaries of witness statements, with the subject line, “RE: Epstein – Cellmate Interview,” also saying, “Steve Scully stated Wexner was No. 1 on Epstein’s speed dial.”

Steve Scully It seems that A reference to a former IT contractor who lived and worked on Epstein’s Little St. James Island from 1999 until 2005. Wexner’s spokesman declined to comment on Scully’s claim.

Wexner even signed a document in 1991 giving Epstein broad control over his finances through a power of attorney, according to The Guardian. New York Times. That document gave Epstein the authority to sign checks, borrow money, and buy or sell real estate on Wexner’s behalf, the report said.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a closed session with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidant of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, February 9, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

A letter Wexner wrote to his nonprofit, the Wexner Foundation, in August 2019 said that although he gave power of attorney to Epstein, their relationship ended shortly after the federal investigation in 2007 first began into the late financier in Florida.

“[B]In the early fall of 2007, it was agreed that he should step down from managing our personal finances. In the process, we discovered that he had embezzled large sums of money from me and my family. “This has frankly been a huge shock, although it clearly pales in comparison to the unimaginable allegations against him now,” the letter said.

“After his credibility and our trust in him were destroyed, we immediately cut ties with him. We were able to recover some of the money. Payments made by Mr. Epstein to the charitable trust, which were widely reported, represent a portion of the money returned. All of that money – every dollar of it – was originally the Wexner family’s money.”

But other documents released by the Justice Department allege that Epstein and Wexner’s relationship went further than financial management.

that FBI witness statement Robert Morosky, former CEO of Wexner’s fashion brand, said, “He had information regarding the use of ‘limited’ branded aircraft that were used in the 1990s to transport young girls from Mexico to the United States.”

“Moroski did not wish to provide any additional information at this time, but if anyone would like to follow up on this information they can contact him on his personal cell phone,” the statement read.

It is unclear whether or not this initiative was pursued, but a Wexner spokesperson told Fox News Digital: “This allegation is false. Mr. Moroski’s employment with the company was terminated in 1987 and therefore he is not in a position to know anything about the use of limited aircraft in the 1990s.”

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A witness testimony 2020, The witness, with her identity withheld, said she claimed to have “often seen” Epstein and Wexner together.

She stated that Wexner would often have models who could not be more than 18 doing private scenes for him and Epstein. She said the models would dress [swimsuits] The document stated that some of them were wearing underwear.

Wexner’s spokesperson declined to comment on the allegations, calling her account of seeing the pair together “vague.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi holds a press conference at the Department of Justice on December 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

The witness said she would “help get people to work at parties at the Wexner complex in catering and other jobs,” and that “anyone who went to work there had to undergo a full background check and there were certain areas of the house they couldn’t go to without an approved escort.”

However, there was no indication of the years or time period on which her allegations focus.

However, a source familiar with the company’s actions said this situation could not happen. The source confirmed that model fittings always involved teams of 15 to 20 professionals and Epstein was never part of that.

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Wexner is scheduled to appear Before the Ohio House Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Wexner’s attorney for comment on the filing and the above allegations.