"I think everybody that voted for Trump should be strapped down to a chair and forced to watch the entirety of the press conference about the war that Donald gave Thursday, over and over again on a loop until they admit defeat and that they were wrong. That’s it. Just watch this guy."
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yahoo news | He bankrolled Jeffrey Epstein. A building on Dartmouth’s campus still bears his ...
After a $48 million gift from billionaire Leon Black and his family, Dartmouth College named its arts building the Black Family Visual Arts Center in 2012. Recent documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice have rekindled calls to rename the center, as they reveal Black’s extensive financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A New York Times investigation published in March found that Black paid Epstein $170 million over six years, ostensibly for tax and estate work, but the reporting showed Epstein also acted as a “fixer,” helping Black conceal payments to women, devise tax‑avoidance schemes, and even plan intimidation of a potential accuser.
The revelations have prompted criticism from lawmakers such as Rep. Ro Khanna, who called it “appalling” that Dartmouth still honors Black on campus, and have revived a debate that first surfaced in 2021 when Black stepped down as CEO of Apollo Global Management amid similar scrutiny. While Black’s attorneys maintain the payments were legitimate professional fees vetted by top law and accounting firms, three women have filed civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault by Black; one case was dismissed, another withdrawn, and a third remains pending.
Dartmouth’s spokesperson, Kathryn Kennedy, said the college is taking the allegations seriously and is reviewing any new information, though it currently has no financial relationship with Black. The institution noted that Black, a 1973 graduate and former trustee, has contributed sizable gifts to Dartmouth, including millions toward the college fund and a professorship named for his father. As the debate continues, the college has not yet announced whether it will rename the arts center.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/metro/nh-leon-black-epstein-dartmouth/
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yahoo news | He bankrolled Jeffrey Epstein. A building on Dartmouth’s campus still bears his name
After billionaire Leon Black and his family pledged $48 million for an arts center, Dartmouth College named the Black Family Visual Arts Center in their honor in 2012. Recent documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice have reignited calls to rename the building, revealing that Black paid Epstein $170 million over six years—payments the New York Times reported were used to fund Epstein’s lavish lifestyle and to enlist him as a “fixer” for personal matters, including the concealment of payments to women and the intimidation of potential accusers.
The investigation details how Epstein suggested ways to obscure the money Black gave to women, brainstormed tax‑avoidance schemes, and even helped arrange introductions to women, three of whom later accused Black of rape or sexual assault—claims he denies. Black’s attorneys have dismissed the reporting as a “vicious and specious campaign.” In 2021, amid growing scrutiny, Black stepped down as CEO and chairman of Apollo Global Management. Lawmakers such as Rep. Ro Khanna have urged Dartmouth to remove Black’s name from the center, calling the continued honor “appalling.”
Dartmouth officials say they are evaluating the allegations seriously and note the college currently has no financial ties to Black. Records show Black, a 1973 Dartmouth graduate and former trustee, pledged millions to the school—including $500,000 to the College Fund, $1.6 million to a professorship, and $6.8 million in 2014 for various programs. While Black has not been criminally charged, three civil suits alleging abuse are pending—one dismissed, another withdrawn, and a third still active. The college has not announced any decision on renaming the arts center.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/metro/nh-leon-black-epstein-dartmouth/
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yahoo news | Watch Epstein 'Wasting My Time' From The Grave, Says Apollo's Rowan - Bloomberg
Apollo Global Management chief executive Marc Rowan told Bloomberg that his only interaction with the late Jeffrey Epstein was in his capacity as a tax adviser to Leon Black, the firm’s co‑founder. Rowan said Epstein’s comment that he was “wasting my time” from beyond the grave was directed at him, not at the firm.
Rowan clarified that he never engaged in any business dealings with Epstein. The discussion centered on the tax issues surrounding Black’s personal affairs, and Rowan’s role was limited to providing tax advice at the request of Black’s legal and financial teams.
In a follow‑up interview with Bloomberg Invest on March 3, Rowan reiterated that Apollo conducted no transactions or partnerships with the convicted sex offender. He emphasized that the firm’s operations remain entirely separate from Epstein’s criminal activities, underscoring that Apollo’s business decisions are driven solely by its own investment strategies and compliance standards.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-03-25/epstein-wasting-my-time-from-the-grave-rowan-video
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yahoo news | Apollo’s Pest: How Epstein Courted All Three Billionaire Founders
Jeffrey Epstein was the catalyst for the most dramatic leadership change in Apollo Global Management’s history. Five years ago the late financier’s connections to founder Leon Black prompted a bruising scandal that forced Black to relinquish control of the private‑markets powerhouse to fellow billionaires Marc Rowan and Josh Harris. At the time Apollo tried to reassure investors, publishing an external law‑firm review that claimed a thorough examination of 60,000 documents and staff interviews found “no evidence” that Epstein had any relationship with the firm.
Newly released Justice Department files paint a very different picture. The trove of communications, meeting notes and financial records shows Epstein actively pursued each of Apollo’s three founding partners, seeking introductions, investment opportunities and personal favor. Prosecutors say the documents reveal a systematic effort by Epstein to embed himself in the firm’s top‑rung circles, an effort that continued long after his 2019 arrest and that ultimately contributed to the board’s decision to remove Black from the helm.
Apollo’s earlier attempt to quell the controversy now sits under fresh scrutiny. While the firm cited the independent report as proof of no substantive ties, the DOJ materials suggest the investigation was far more extensive than originally disclosed. The revelations have reignited questions about the depth of Epstein’s influence, the adequacy of Apollo’s internal controls, and what lingering reputational risk the firm may still face as it moves forward without its founding trio at the center of the saga.
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yahoo news | How Jeffrey Epstein helped solve a billionaire’s problems with women - The Bosto...
In October 2017 a yoga instructor who had been paid tens of thousands of dollars by billionaire Leon Black wrote to Jeffrey Epstein asking when she would finally receive the money promised by Black. Epstein confirmed that he would now wire the payment, a shift that marked the beginning of a deeper financial partnership between the two men. From 2012 onward Black paid Epstein roughly $170 million for tax‑ and estate‑planning services that far exceeded typical fees, while Epstein also helped Black conceal millions paid to women—some of whom were his sexual partners—by structuring gifts, trusts and charitable donations to evade taxes and audit scrutiny. Emails released by the Justice Department show Epstein brainstorming ways to hide the payments, defuse a government audit, and even intimidate women threatening to expose Black’s behavior.
Congressional investigators and the House Oversight Committee have focused on whether Black’s payments to Epstein were “hush‑money” rather than legitimate advisory fees. Senator Ron Wyden has argued that the scale of the payments and the involvement of Epstein in arranging non‑public settlements, such as the $62 million paid to the U.S. Virgin Islands, point to an attempt to hide illicit transfers. Black’s lawyers contend that Epstein exaggerated his role and that Black was unaware of any sex‑trafficking activities, but the released documents—including Black’s own financial records—show Epstein acting as a fixer who devised strategies to label large transfers as gifts, direct funds through trusts, and use a charitable foundation to mask donor identities.
The relationship eventually soured. In 2017 Epstein complained that he had not received the gratitude or compensation he felt owed, and a dispute over a rumor that Black used cocaine led to a heated “ugly meeting.” Despite the tension, the two continued to work together until Epstein’s 2019 arrest. Black later downplayed the connection, describing Epstein’s services in vague terms, while ongoing investigations by the IRS, congressional committees, and the Manhattan district attorney continue to examine the tax‑avoidance schemes, undisclosed payments to women, and the broader ethical and possibly illegal dimensions of their partnership.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/metro/epstein-leon-black-money-women/
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yahoo news | OPINION: Did Leon Black really pay Jeffrey Epstein $170 million for 'tax and...
In June 2022 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D‑OR) began probing the “suspiciously lucrative” relationship between former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black had stepped down from Apollo in March 2021 after controversy over his ties to Epstein, insisting he knew nothing of the criminal’s activities and that Epstein never did business with the firm. Yet Wyden’s request‑for‑information letter highlighted a company‑commissioned investigation that suggested Black may have paid Epstein up to $170 million for tax and estate‑planning advice—well beyond typical CEO compensation and far exceeding fees paid to certified professionals.
Wyden’s inquiry centered on several oddities: the alleged payments ranged from $23 million to $26 million per year for several years, dwarfing the median 2021 Fortune 500 CEO pay of $15.9 million; the compensation appeared far above what is reasonable for estate‑planning services; and many of the agreements were unsigned. One unsigned tranche alone accounted for $56.5 million paid in five installments between 2013 and 2014. Wyden pressed Apollo to preserve all documents related to its internal probe, asking for any backup material that could verify whether Epstein’s “proprietary” tax strategies actually saved Black billions of dollars or were merely unfounded claims.
Although Wyden is now the ranking Democrat rather than the chair of the Finance Committee, he continues to push for transparency, introducing the “Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act” to force the Treasury Department to release bank records and other financial documents to congressional investigators. Wyden’s persistence underscores a broader frustration with Republican blockades and a desire for accountability, arguing that Epstein’s victims deserve justice and that no individual’s wealth should shield them from scrutiny or the consequences of “horrifying sexual abuse and pedophilia.”
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If some skeptics find the magic tax calculation hard to believe, they might have really raised eyebrows over the discovery that not all of the compensation agreements between Black and Epstein were signed.
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Leon Black PAID 170 MILLION from a Bank of America account to Epstein purportedly for “tax and estate planning advice.”
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Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women. The proposed settlement was revealed in filings in Manhattan federal court on Monday, the same day billionaire investor Leon Black was originally to be deposed. Terms were not disclosed. Though not a defendant, Black was described as a “critical witness” by a lawyer for Epstein victims. The October lawsuit accused the bank of ignoring “numerous red flags,” including $170 million Black paid to Epstein from a Bank of America account for “tax and estate planning advice.” The bank declined comment.
Why isn’t the name Leon Black in the news more in regards to Epstein? There seems to be some credible evidence that he paid Epstein to introduce Black to women for abuse.
And is his name purposefully misspelled in this article?
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