[MONEY FLOW] CHAIN 2 HOPS
Money-flow chain

Wexner-controlled entities → Epstein-controlled entities (~$46M, mid-1990s-2007)

Documented totalUSD $46.00M
As of2007-09-15
Confidence[SECONDARY]
Source

Net transfer from Wexner-controlled entities (Limited Brands and Wexner personal vehicles) to Epstein-controlled entities, established by Davis Polk's 2020 internal review for L Brands and disclosed in subsequent L Brands SEC filings. The relationship was governed by a 1991 power of attorney granting Epstein broad authority over Wexner affairs.

Flow Diagram
$46.00MOther (see note)undisclosedAsset purchaseLeslie WexnerEpstein-controlled entities…Wexner-controlled entity (9…Epstein-controlled entity (…
Hops
1
Other (see note) · secondary · 2007-09-15
Leslie Wexner → Epstein-controlled entities (Financial Trust Co., Nine Algorithms LLC, related vehicles)
USD $46.00M (Net transfer figure per Davis Polk 2020 internal review for L Brands. The purpose of the transfers — bona fide advisory fees vs. asserted misappropriation — was disputed in Wexner's 2019 public statements but never litigated. The 1991 power of attorney granted Epstein authority to execute transactions on Wexner's behalf.)
2
Asset purchase · primary · 1996-07-01
Wexner-controlled entity (9 East 71st St. ownership) → Epstein-controlled entity (Nine East 71st Street Corp.)
USD — (1996 transfer of the 9 East 71st Street Manhattan townhouse (~21,000 sq ft) from Wexner-controlled ownership to Epstein-controlled ownership. NYC ACRIS recorded transaction price is substantially below subsequent comparable-sale market valuations for the same block. Title later seized by federal forfeiture proceedings post-Epstein's 2019 death and sold for ~$51M in 2021.)
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
At least $46.0M in documented public funds flow through entities connected to this profile, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$46.0MContract Value
1Money Chains
1Traced Hops
Connected Officials
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.

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