File 125 - Leon Black Paid Epstein $158 Million for 'Tax Advice.' Apollo's Board Let Him.

How does a man fly Jeffrey Epstein's planes for 25 years — over a thousand flights — and claim he never saw a thing? His name is Larry Visoski. He was Epstein's chief pilot. And the documents tell a very different story than the one he told under oath.This episode examines Visoski's Maxwell trial testimony, the flight logs documenting named victims on his planes, the $106,654 in tuition payments Epstein made for his daughter at Syracuse University, the 40 acres of New Mexico land, and the 2017 email proving Visoski researched a CIA rendition plane for Epstein's fleet.Sources for this episode are available at: epsteinfiles.fmAbout The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

After 127 episodes examining the Epstein files from every angle, this episode compiles the definitive list of individuals who appear in the documents with substantive connections to Epstein's operation and have never been criminally investigated. Not social acquaintances.Not one-time party guests. People with repeated, documented, substantive ties to Epstein who have faced zero legal scrutiny. This episode names all 30, summarizes the evidence against each, explains why no investigation has occurred, and asks the audience to decide: is this justice?.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep128About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Former JPMorgan CEO Jes Staley exchanged approximately 1,200 messages with Jeffrey Epstein over several years, including messages containing photos and references that JPMorgan's own compliance team flagged as concerning. Despite internal warnings, JPMorgan maintained Epstein as a client until 2013 and Staley maintained the relationship for years after.The bank later settled victim lawsuits for $290 million. This episode examines the messages, JPMorgan's internal compliance failures, Staley's departure, and what the $290M settlement reveals about what the bank knew.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep127About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Epstein's flight logs, covering trips on his private Boeing 727 (the 'Lolita Express') and smaller aircraft, list 73 individuals who flew with him after his 2008 conviction became public. These weren't people who flew once in the 1990s and never again.These are people who continued associating with a registered sex offender by sharing his private aircraft. This episode identifies every post-conviction flyer, maps their travel patterns, and examines what the continued association reveals about who chose Epstein's access over public accountability.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep126About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Billionaire Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, paid Jeffrey Epstein approximately $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for what he described as tax and estate planning advice. This was after Epstein's conviction.An Apollo-commissioned review found the payments were for 'legitimate' services, but Black stepped down as chairman anyway. This episode examines what $158 million in tax advice looks like, whether the payments match any reasonable professional fee structure, what Black and Epstein actually did together, and why Apollo's board approved these payments for years.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep125About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Under the terms described in contemporaneous reporting, Jeffrey Epstein served 13 months in the Palm Beach County Stockade with a work release arrangement that allowed him to be out of the facility for 12 hours per day, six days a week. He was driven by private car to his office on Royal Poinciana Way, where he had unsupervised access to visitors including young women.The work release was arranged by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office under terms that gave Epstein privileges no other sex offender in the county had ever received. This episode examines the work release terms, the sheriff's office decisions, what Epstein did during those daily work release hours, and evidence that new offenses may have occurred during the sentence.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep124About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

White House visitor logs show Jeffrey Epstein visited the Clinton White House at least 17 times between 1993 and 2000. These visits occurred during the period when Epstein was building his network of political access and before his first arrest.This episode uses the visitor logs to map exactly who Epstein met, which offices he visited, what events he attended, and what access these visits gave him to the machinery of government. We cross-reference the visit dates with Epstein's known activities during those periods.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep123About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Hedge fund billionaire Glenn Dubin and his wife Eva Andersson-Dubin maintained a decades-long social and financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even after his 2008 conviction. Eva, a former Miss Sweden and physician, had previously dated Epstein.Victim testimony describes Eva as being present in the household and aware of the abuse. Despite these allegations, the Dubins have faced no criminal investigation and continue to operate their hedge fund, Highbridge Capital Management. This episode examines the testimony, the financial connections, and why wealth insulates some names from accountability.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep122About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

In depositions and interviews, multiple Epstein victims independently named the same individuals: former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. Both men denied the allegations.Richardson died in 2023. Mitchell issued a statement through his lawyers. This episode examines the specific testimony against each man, the consistency of victim accounts across independent depositions, what corroborating evidence exists, and what Richardson's death means for the legal cases that named him.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep121About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was photographed entering Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion and has acknowledged visiting Epstein's properties multiple times. Barak received $2.3 million from a trust linked to Epstein for consulting work and invested in a startup using Epstein-connected funding.Despite these documented connections, Israeli authorities have not opened any investigation. This episode examines the Barak-Epstein financial relationship, the photographs and visit records, Barak's shifting explanations, and why Israel's intelligence and justice systems have shown no interest in investigating.Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep120About The Epstein FilesThe Epstein Files is an AI-generated podcast analyzing the 3.5 million pages released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). All claims are grounded in primary source documents.Produced by Island Investigation