Leslie Wexner

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is not the only politician to receive money from Leslie Wexner and his wife, Abigail, over the years. Their influence touches political races from Columbus City Council to the U.S. presidency.

The U.S. House Oversight Committee will depose Ohio billionaire Les Wexner next week in Ohio, rather than in Washington D.C. as ordered by a congressional subpoena issued in January.

Ted Carter spoke on WOSU's All Sides with Amy Juravich on Thursday, one day after news broke that an Ohio State professor assaulted a citizen journalist on campus. Ohio State's biggest donor, Les Wexner, is set to be deposed next week before Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson denied a motion to quash a subpoena, compelling Les Wexner to testify in the case. Strauss sexually abused hundreds of students while he worked at Ohio State between the 1970s and 1998.

Newly released documents written days after Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 name Ohio billionaire Les Wexner as one of Epstein's co-conspirators, but the documents state there was "limited evidence" against the billionaire.

Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Les Wexner had no interest in meeting with him. Epstein wrote this was unsatisfactory, but understands the decision because of what Epstein called his bad judgement with women. Wexner accused Epstein of stealing money from him and claims he broke ties.

E. Gordon Gee went to bat for Les Wexner, who he calls a friend and a wonderful philanthropist. Gee's time as president overlapped with Wexner's time as chair of the Ohio State University's Board of Trustees.

Officials at Ohio State have refused the request of a Dr. Richard Strauss abuse survivor to remove Les Wexner's name from the Woody Hayes' Athletic Center.

The motion says Les Wexner had no knowledge of Richard Strauss' sexual abuse of athletes while he was team doctor. Victims of Strauss' sexual abuse have filed a lawsuit against Ohio State University.

A subpoena issued to Les Wexner sets his deposition date for Feb. 18. Wexner's legal representative said in a statement the Ohio billionaire will cooperate fully with any governmental inquiry into Epstein.