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Emails Reveal Black's $170M Payments to Epstein for Services

3/23/2026

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In October 2017, a yoga instructor who had a sexual relationship with Leon Black, the billionaire financier, contacted Jeffrey Epstein about payments Black owed.
Since 2009, Black had transferred hundreds of thousands to her, but in 2017 Epstein began wiring the funds.
Black reportedly paid Epstein $170 million over six years for tax and estate-planning services.
The Justice Department released emails that may clarify the nature of these transactions.

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In October 2017, a yoga instructor who had a sexual relationship with Leon Black, the billionaire financier, contacted Jeffrey Epstein about payments Black owed.
Since 2009, Black had transferred hundreds of thousands to her, but in 2017 Epstein began wiring the funds.
Black reportedly paid Epstein $170 million over six years for tax and estate-planning services.
The Justice Department released emails that may clarify the nature of these transactions.