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Jeffrey Epstein Had a Door Into Apollo: His Deep Ties With Leon Black

  • Epstein was allowed to pitch Apollo executives on tax strategy
  • Calpers says it wants to discuss Epstein links with Apollo
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Almost a decade after Jeffrey Epstein was first accused of preying on young women, he still had access to the inner sanctum of Apollo Global Management.

Leon Black, Apollo’s billionaire chairman, met with the financier from time to time at the company’s New York offices, and he allowed Epstein to pitch personal tax strategies to the firm’s executives, according to people familiar with the matter.