Ohio Billionaire Finally Testifies About BFF Who Also Bred Billion Dollar Scandals
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- •Les Wexner, Ohio’s richest person and L Brands founder, will testify Wednesday about his decades-long ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- •The deposition comes amid unredacted DOJ documents calling Wexner a 'co-conspirator,' though he denies wrongdoing and has not been charged.
- •Separately, Wexner must also testify in a lawsuit over Ohio State's Richard Strauss sexual abuse scandal, overlapping his tenure on OSU board.
Les Wexner, the 88-year-old Columbus mogul who built an empire from The Limited to Victoria’s Secret, is finally wiping the dust off his deposition shoes to testify to Congress about his long, complicated bromance with Jeffrey Epstein — you know, the convicted sex offender who managed Les’ money and supposedly pocketed $46 million like a bad Venmo friend. After decades shaping Columbus (think white picket fences, arts centers, and a mansion hoarding more secrets than closets), Wexner faces subpoenas and unredacted DOJ docs naming him a 'co-conspirator' — though with 'limited evidence.' His 57-year Fortune 500 CEO reign ended abruptly amid Epstein’s shadow, while local institutions tiptoe around cutting ties. Also starring in this drama: lawsuits from Ohio State about creepy campus doctor Richard Strauss overlapping Wexner's trusteeship. All of this proving that retail royalty isn’t just selling bras and fragrances; it’s selling deniability and depositions.
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Wexner’s resume now reads: billionaire CEO, philanthropist, Epstein’s ‘closest friend,’ and FBI’s most mentioned yet never charged mystery guest. Ohio, you’re wild.
Nothing says ‘built for America’ like turning a serene village into a billionaire’s suburban fortress, then getting subpoenas to visit Congress.
Wexner and Epstein were basically that toxic duo everyone warned you about—except one got charged and the other auditioned for ‘Who's The Co-Conspirator?’
Source: Axios | Published: 2/18/2026 | Author: Alissa Widman Neese
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