Leslie Wexner

Billionaire founder of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret, The Limited, and Bath & Body Works. Epstein's most significant known financial client — a relationship that began around 1986 when insurance executive Robert Meister introduced them. By July 1991, Wexner had granted Epstein sweeping power of attorney over his financial affairs, authorizing him to borrow money, sign tax returns, buy and sell properties, and act on Wexner's behalf in virtually all legal matters.

Epstein founded J. Epstein & Company in 1988, with Wexner as the primary (and likely sole major) client; the firm was later renamed Financial Trust Company and relocated to the USVI for tax advantages. Together, Financial Trust Co. and Southern Trust Co. processed over $800 million in revenue from 1999 to 2018.

In 1998, Epstein and Wexner co-incorporated The New Albany Company in Ohio (OpenCorporates US_OH/1034132), a real estate development entity for the affluent planned community of New Albany outside Columbus, where Epstein served as president. ) and the property was effectively transferred to him for $0 by the mid-1990s. It was later sold for $51 million after Epstein's death, with proceeds going to the Victims' Compensation Program. By 1995, Epstein also served as a director of both the Wexner Foundation and Wexner Heritage Foundation. Appears on 15 flight log entries and had 9 phone numbers in Epstein's black book — the most of any single entry.

After severing ties around late 2007, Wexner received approximately $100 million back from Epstein in early 2008 as a private settlement, including $46 million transferred to the YLK Charitable Fund (run by Abigail Wexner). ' A February 6, 2026 DOJ release included an undated draft message from Epstein to Wexner referencing 'gang stuff' and mutual debts over 15+ years. Multiple former Victoria's Secret models alleged Epstein used his connection to Wexner and the Victoria's Secret brand to lure young women. Wexner stepped down as CEO of L Brands in February 2020. He has never been charged with any crime.