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

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Source: NBC News

March 12, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT


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 Wednesday in New York that Black will give sworn testimony later this month. The deposition is expected to last up to eight hours, with five hours allocated for the victims' legal team and three hours for Bank of America lawyers.

Black is not a defendant in the suit against Bank of America. He has denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct. It hadn’t been known that Black would be deposed until Rakoff scheduled a conference call on the matter. Black "is a critical witness in this case," Sigrid McCawley, an attorney for the victims, said on the call.

The lawsuit claims Bank of America turned a blind eye to suspicious transfers Black made to Epstein from his Bank of America account, including $170 million for “tax and estate planning advice.” The money, the plaintiffs allege, was used to fund Epstein’s sex-trafficking enterprise.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/leon-black-billionaire-financier-deposed-epstein-victims-suit-bank-ame-rcna263218

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1. Here comes the "I can't recall." and "I plead the 5th." responses.