Leslie Wexner

Ohio candidates on both sides of the aisle have received money from billionaire businessman Les Wexner, named as a co-conspirator in the case against Jeffrey Epstein.

More than 100 people called on Ohio State to remove Ohio billionaire Les Wexner's name from campus buildings.

In a letter to Nationwide Children's Hospital CEO Timothy Robinson, Ohio Nurses Association President Rick Lucas said any individual publicly tied to the criminal network of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell should have their names removed.

A public records request by WOSU yielded only honorific resolutions the Ohio State University Board of Trustees passed years ago. The request did return an agreement about the Wexner Center for the Arts, which was named for Les Wexner's father.

At a Wednesday deposition, Ohio billionaire Les Wexner denied any knowledge about a donation made to Ohio State by Jeffrey Epstein and Abigail Wexner that led to the naming of the Les Wexner Football Complex.

Retired L Brands founder and CEO Les Wexner has served on several key university boards and many buildings on the Ohio State campus bear his name.

Republican staff and multiple U.S. House Democratic congressmembers questioned Les Wexner on Feb. 18, 2026 regarding his relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. A video was released on YouTube the following day.

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia of California and four other representatives say Les Wexner often answered their questions by saying he doesn't remember. Garcia said Wexner wasn't pleading the 5th Amendment to avoid incriminating himself.

Ohio State said in a statement Friday afternoon Dr. Mark Landon's prior business relationship as a consultant to the New York Strategies Group, owned by Jeffrey Epstein, regarding potential biotech investments is under investigation.

The Wexners contributed more than half a million dollars to Republicans and Democrats from U.S. Senators down to a Columbus City Councilmember since 2016. Many of them now say they will donate those funds.