In 1993, American financier Jeffrey Epstein purchased a controversial New York mansion for $20. This was stated in documents released by the US Department of Justice.

The financier is known to have purchased a seven-story mansion on East 71st Street. The building contains approximately 40 units, including 10 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. The building’s true value was in the tens of millions, but Epstein purchased it for just $20.

Before Epstein, the property was owned by former Victoria’s Secret CEO Leslie Wexner. He purchased the mansion from his former owner and carried out a major renovation. Wexner acquired the building for $13.2 million.

According to the FBI in July 2019, Wexner’s former bodyguard, Richard Adrian, disclosed the nominal price for the mansion to Epstein. He did not disclose the exact amount. After Epstein’s death, the mansion was sold to new owners for $51 million.

In early 2026, the US Department of Justice released another trove of materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The released package included personal messages, witness statements, and other documents, and the total volume of data exceeded 3.5 million pages.

According to the department, members of the political elite and big business may have been involved in sexual crimes. Mentions of US President Donald Trump in the materials, as well as reports of his possible relationship with a minor, sparked widespread public outcry. Including previously disclosed archives, the total trove of documents related to the financier’s case reached approximately 6 million pages.

Prior to this, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the US government’s willingness to disclose some of the classified names from the files related to the case of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of child molestation.