# Epstein’s Mysterious $158 Million ‘Work of Art’ for Leon Black

https://mins.news/en/item/43802

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-03 13:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-03/epstein-tax-advice-payments-focus-of-apollo-s-leon-black-s-house-deposition?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9976286f821100011655fa

> Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious sex offender, claimed his tax advice was creative enough to justify the hefty fees he received. Apollo co-founder Leon Black is due to be questioned by lawmakers on Thursday over whether that claim was true.

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