{"id":47384,"date":"2026-03-11T21:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/leon-black-wins-delay-in-8-hour-deposition-over-his-jeffrey-epstein-ties-for-victim-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:31:27","slug":"leon-black-wins-delay-in-8-hour-deposition-over-his-jeffrey-epstein-ties-for-victim-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/leon-black-wins-delay-in-8-hour-deposition-over-his-jeffrey-epstein-ties-for-victim-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Black wins delay in 8-hour deposition over his Jeffrey Epstein ties for victim lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/698a610ae1ba468a96abb9e7?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Leon Black Jeffrey Epstein\"\/><figcaption>Both federal and local prosecutors in Manhattan looked into sexual assault allegations against Jeffrey Epstein&#039;s associate Leon Black, although neither ultimately brought charges against the former Apollo CEO.<\/p>\n<p>REUTERS\/Lucy Nicholson; US Department of Justice<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Leon Black&#039;s deposition in an Epstein victims&#039; lawsuit was postponed for 10 days.<\/li>\n<li>Epstein victims allege Black&#039;s funds facilitated sex-trafficking through Bank of America&#039;s accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Black&#039;s deposition is set for March 26. House Oversight also wants to depose him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of a sprawling lawsuit against Bank of America, lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein&#039;s victims will be able to depose one of the most important figures in the sex-trafficker&#039;s financial life: Leon Black.<\/p>\n<p>But Black can delay his lawsuit for 10 days, a judge ruled Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#039;t publicly known that Black \u2014 the billionaire former CEO of Apollo Global Management \u2014 would be forced to sit for a deposition until US District Judge Jed Rakoff scheduled the hearing earlier Wednesday to determine whether he could delay it.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carlinsky, an attorney at the law firm Quinn Emmanuel representing Black, told the judge that the deposition should be delayed because there&#039;s a chance the lawsuit will soon be settled, making it unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;My understanding is the parties are very close to resolving this dispute,&quot; Carlinsky told Rakoff.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Bank of America and attorneys representing Epstein victims had no immediate comment on a possible settlement. A representative for Black, who has denied knowledge of Epstein&#039;s sex trafficking operation, also declined to address settlement talks.<\/p>\n<p>Black transferred Epstein over $150 million between 2012 and 2017, which he has said were payments for financial services that included tax and estate-planning advice.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed class-action lawsuit brought by Epstein victims alleges the Black&#039;s funds were used to facilitate Epstein&#039;s sex-trafficking operation. Bank of America, which housed Black&#039;s financial entities, should have more closely scrutinized the accounts and transactions related to Epstein, the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n<p>Similar lawsuits brought against JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank have settled, obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars for Epstein&#039;s victims.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Rakoff dismissed a portion of the lawsuit against Bank of America and entirely tossed a parallel lawsuit filed against BNY, also known as Bank of New York Mellon Corp.<\/p>\n<p>In Wednesday&#039;s hearing, Rakoff set some parameters for Black&#039;s deposition. He said it could take up to 8 hours, with 5 hours for victims&#039; lawyers and 3 for Bank of America lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>The deposition, originally scheduled for March 16, will instead begin on March 26, Rakoff ruled.<\/p>\n<p>As a condition of the ruling, Carlinsky said he wouldn&#039;t ask for any additional delays on Black&#039;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Black has also been asked to appear for a May 13 deposition before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after a jury found she trafficked girls to Epstein for sex. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mr. Black paid Epstein for tax and estate planning work and he had no awareness of Epstein&#039;s criminal activity,&quot; Whit Clay, a spokesperson for Black, told Business Insider. &quot;He looks forward to answering the committee&#039;s questions, providing additional clarity and furthering their work.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee deposed Richard Kahn, Epstein&#039;s longtime personal accountant and a co-executor of his estate, which was valued at $630 million at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Kahn said Epstein had five clients who paid him for financial services, which included Black, House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer told journalists during a break. Epstein&#039;s other clients included former L Brands CEO Les Wexner, former Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky, &quot;the Rothschilds,&quot; and billionaire hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin, Comer said.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both federal and local prosecutors in Manhattan looked into sexual assault allegations against Jeffrey Epstein&#039;s associate Leon Black, although neither ultimately brought charges against the former Apollo CEO. REUTERS\/Lucy Nicholson; US Department of Justice Leon Black&#039;s deposition in an Epstein victims&#039; lawsuit was postponed for 10 days. 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