Epstein Controlled Powerful Pro-Israel Funds in USA

New leaked emails show that Jeffrey Epstein sat at the head of a powerful financial empire built to funnel money to promote Israeli interests in the United States.

Epstein had power of attorney over the fortune of billionaire Les Wexner; but his emails reveal he was also the shot-caller in his powerful philanthropic foundation, which has channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to Israel-linked causes in America over the past several decades.

The Wexner Foundation has claimed that Epstein “no meaningful role in the Foundation’s budget [or] finances.” But correspondence from Epstein’s Yahoo inbox show that he acted as a de facto chief financial officer for the Foundation, making major decisions about taxes, lines of credit, large funds transfers, and politically sensitive grants.

They used Epstein’s personal lawyer as the “middleman”, cloaking it with attorney-client privilege.

The Wexner Foundation is one of the most powerful Israel Lobby groups in the U.S. Between 2003-2018 the Foundation gave over $128.4 million to pro-Israel causes in the U.S., making it the third largest donor to such causes during that period.

This story from Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim is the latest in our ongoing series on Epstein’s foreign intelligence ties and political activities. Read the full story on our website.