# US House votes to hold billionaire Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt

https://mins.news/en/item/61640

- BBC News, 2026-09-16 19:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62l8g8qlr0ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US House has unanimously agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing a subpoena linked to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black’s lawyers called the move “outrageous”; the matter will go to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue criminal charges.

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