L Brands founder and former CEO Les Wexner speaks during the company’s investor day at the retailer’s headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 2017. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Wexner employed Epstein as his financial manager from the late 1980s until 2007 and named him a trustee of the Wexner Foundation, his charitable organization that supports leadership and educational initiatives, particularly within the Jewish community.
Wexner, a former CEO and founder of Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands, has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
His ties to Epstein have drawn heightened scrutiny in the wake of Epstein’s criminal cases, and Wexner has faced questions in prior congressional inquiries examining those relationships.
LAPSED EPSTEIN DEADLINE UNDERSCORES CHALLENGE OF REVIEWING TROVES OF FILES IN 30 DAYS
Les Wexner speaks onstage at the 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards presented by Hearst Magazines - Show on June 7, 2016, in New York City. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation)
The department said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York that "there are more than 2 million documents potentially responsive to the Act that are in various phases of review."
Fox News’ Rachel Wolf and Reuters contributed to this report.
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