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Leon Black

Apollo Global Management CEO who paid Epstein $158 million from 2013-2017
Tracked because Apollo Global Management CEO who paid Epstein $158 million from 2013-2017 · 10 documented connections
Facts on record10
Connections mapped10
Sources cited18
Evidence: 6P 1S 3I
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
At least $158.0M in documented public funds flow through entities connected to this profile.
$158.0MContract Value
1Money Chains
1Traced Hops
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [regu... 8424× PATTERN person → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [regul... 3240× PATTERN government agency → [regulatory filing] → government agen... 2430× PATTERN company → [oversight] → government agency → [regulatory f... 1863× PATTERN organization → [regulatory filing] → government agency → ... 1863×
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
Leon Black filed filing with the SEC on 2018-02-13
→ Senate Finance Committee institution
investigation
Senate Finance Committee investigation found that a major U.S. bank waited seven years to report Black's payments to Epstein to the Treasury Department
→ Southern Trust Company company
contractor
Black made payments totaling $158 million to this Epstein affiliate
→ Guzel Ganieva person
personal
Six-year affair that ended with Epstein-negotiated NDA involving $10 million in payments
→ J. Epstein & Company company
contractor
Black paid $170 million to Epstein for alleged tax and estate planning services
← Financial Trust Company, Inc. company
payment_recipient
Received $170 million in payments from Black between 2013-2017
← Jeffrey Epstein person
financial_advisor
Epstein provided financial advisory services to Leon Black. Black paid Epstein $158M in fees 2012-2017 per independent review.
Facts (10)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 1631d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (7)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Leon Black filed filing with the SEC on 2018-02-13. Accession number: N/A.
✓ verified Primary Source Senate Finance Committee investigation found that a major U.S. bank waited seven years to report Black's payments to Epstein to the Treasury Department
✓ verified Primary Source Black resigned as CEO and chairman of Apollo Global Management in March 2021 following revelations about his payments to Epstein
Date: 2021-03-01 Added: 23 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Multiple news sources and company filings
✓ verified Primary Source Leon Black paid Jeffrey Epstein approximately $158-170 million between 2012 and 2017 for purported tax and estate planning services
✓ verified Primary Source Leon Black paid Epstein $170 million over several years, ostensibly for tax and estate planning
✓ verified Primary Source Leon Black paid Epstein a total of $158 million between 2013-2017: $23.5 million in 2013, $70 million in 2014, $30 million in 2015, and $8 million in 2017
Date: 2013-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: SEC filing from Apollo Global Management
✓ verified Primary Source Leon Black paid Southern Trust Company, Inc. (an Epstein affiliate) $23.5 million in 2013 under a written service agreement signed February 13, 2013
Date: 2013-02-13 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Corporate dissolution records
All Connections (10)
contractor confirmed
Black made payments totaling $158 million to this Epstein affiliate
→ Guzel Ganieva person
personal confirmed
Six-year affair that ended with Epstein-negotiated NDA involving $10 million in payments
→ J. Epstein & Company company
contractor confirmed
Black paid $170 million to Epstein for alleged tax and estate planning services
→ Senate Finance Committee institution
investigation primary since 2021
Senate Finance Committee investigation found that a major U.S. bank waited seven years to report Black's payments to Epstein to the Treasury Department
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2018
Leon Black filed filing with the SEC on 2018-02-13
payment_recipient confirmed
Received $170 million in payments from Black between 2013-2017
← Jeffrey Epstein person
financial_advisor primary
Epstein provided financial advisory services to Leon Black. Black paid Epstein $158M in fees 2012-2017 per independent review.
financial associate inferential since 2008
Leon Black had a financial advisory relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during the period of State of Florida v. Epstein.
← Glenn Dubin person
affiliation secondary since 2026
Both named together in context of Epstein-related financial/legal matters.
← Ghislaine Maxwell person
financial_associate inferential since 2010
Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, had financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Maxwell was central to Epstein's operations during this period. Black is listed in the known entities.
Money Flows Passing Through (1)
Documented payment chains where this entity appears as a source, hop, or vanish point. All chains →
active 1 hop USD 158000000.00
Leon Black → Jeffrey Epstein: $158M tax-and-estate advisory fees (2012-2017)
Sources (18)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leon Black — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Leon Black not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leon Black — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leon Black — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leon Black — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt