
Howard Lutnick
U.S. Commerce Secretary; business ties with Epstein through Adfin company
Also known as: Howard Wayne Lutnick
S. Secretary of Commerce (2025-present) and former Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. Documents show Lutnick and Epstein were in business together through a company called Adfin as late as 2012-2014, years after Epstein's 2008 conviction.
In 1996, Epstein sold a property at 11 East 71st Street that became Lutnick's primary residence next door to Epstein's mansion. Lutnick interacted 'regularly' with Epstein per DOJ files, with correspondence through intermediaries in 2011-2012. ' He visited Little St. James with his wife, four children, and nannies for lunch. Four days later, Lutnick and Epstein co-signed an investment contract for Adfin.
Lutnick previously stated he vowed to 'never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again' after a 2005 meeting. Congressional lawmakers have called for his resignation from the Commerce Secretary post.
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