Trump’s $205B investment chief faces scrutiny over past links to Jeffrey Epstein: Report

Ben Black, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), is facing scrutiny over his personal and business links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The investigation by The Guardian reveals connections spanning an ESWW investment partnership, a 2014 Hamptons birthday celebration disputed by his father's lawyers, and an Epstein-facilitated advisory role in the purchase of an $11.5 million townhouse. Ben Black has denied any personal or professional relationship with Epstein, while his father, billionaire financier Leon Black, paid Epstein $170 million between 2012 and 2017 for tax and estate-planning advice. The Senate Finance Committee has been investigating the Leon Black-Epstein relationship for four years. Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary, acknowledged visiting Epstein's private island but has not been accused of wrongdoing.