"The two great underwriters of Jeffrey Epstein's $630 million fortune were the billionaires Les Wexner and Leon Black, who entrusted him with managing their finances and ensuring their tax bills stayed as low as possible. The Justice Department's files show that in the years before his 2019 arrest on sex-trafficking charges and jailhouse death, Epstein tried to nab another billionaire client: the real estate and media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman."
"Zuckerman's relationship with Epstein stretched back to at least the early 2000s. In 2003, they teamed up with producer Harvey Weinstein and writer Michael Wolff in a failed bid to buy New York magazine. In 2004, Zuckerman and Epstein financed the ill-fated relaunch of Radar, a celebrity gossip publication."
"Zuckerman - who is now worth about $2.7 billion, according to Forbes - is the former CEO of the real estate company Boston Properties and previously owned media outlets including The Atlantic, the New York Daily News, and Fast Company. He stepped away from some of those companies and public life about a decade ago due to issues with his health."
Jeffrey Epstein built a $630 million fortune primarily through managing finances for billionaires Les Wexner and Leon Black, helping them minimize tax obligations. Justice Department files reveal Epstein pursued real estate and media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman as an additional client. Zuckerman, now 88 and worth approximately $2.7 billion, formerly led Boston Properties and owned media outlets including The Atlantic and the New York Daily News. Zuckerman's relationship with Epstein dated to the early 2000s, including joint ventures in magazine acquisitions and publications. The files contain no evidence that Zuckerman knew of Epstein's sex-trafficking operations.
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