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Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show
Ben Black, head of a government investment agency funded by billions from US taxpayers, had personal and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails and business filings from the Department of Justice. His father, Leon Black, was Epstein's highest-paying client, using him for tax advice and orchestrating payments to women, as reported by the New York Times and Bloomberg.
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