House panel probing Epstein asked Leon Black about birthday book and their friendship

Billionaire financier Leon Black’s voluntary interview with the House Oversight Committee on June 26 ended abruptly after the panel served him with subpoenas for copies of nondisclosure agreements and a second interview while the first interview was still underway, a transcript confirmed. On Friday, the House Oversight Committee released the transcript of Black’s interview, which … Read more

Billionaire Leon Black expected to testify Friday before congressional Epstein panel

An investor who employed and was close to Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled to appear before members of Congress investigating the deceased sexual abuser. Billionaire Leon Black paid Epstein extraordinary sums that his spokespeople have said was for tax advice and estate planning. Earlier this month, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the House … Read more

Lawmakers expected to press billionaire Leon Black about Epstein ties

WASHINGTON — “Please call Leon Black.” Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. That phrase appears more than 300 times in the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files released by the Justice Department, some sent in emails to Epstein by his personal assistant. Black, for years a powerful … Read more

Sen. Ron Wyden wants to know why Leon Black paid Epstein $170 million for tax planning over 5-year period

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon is demanding that a House panel question billionaire Leon Black over the extraordinary sums he paid Jeffrey Epstein for tax advice when he testifies before the House Oversight Committee later this month. In a letter Thursday to the committee’s chairman, GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, and Democratic Ranking … Read more

Leon Smith of Pennsylvania named 2026 National Teacher of the Year:

“CBS Mornings” exclusively revealed Pennsylvania high school teacher Leon Smith as the 2026 National Teacher of the Year, which is selected by the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher of the Year program. Smith, a social studies teacher at Haverford High School in Havertown, Pennsylvania, said the honor “just means everything.” “It’s just such … Read more

Leon Black, billionaire financier, to be deposed in Epstein victims’ suit against Bank of America

Leon Black, former CEO of Apollo Global Management and an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was ordered to be deposed in a lawsuit brought by women who allege that Bank of America facilitated and profited from Epstein’s sex-trafficking enterprise. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled on Wednesday that Black will give sworn testimony later this month. … Read more

House Oversight Committee calls Bill Gates, Leon Black to testify over Jeffrey Epstein ties

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A House Oversight Committee has called seven more individuals to testify in Washington, D.C., about their ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell — including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; Leon Black, co-founder of investment firm Apollo Global Management; and Kathryn Ruemmler, former … Read more