Leon Black, former CEO of Apollo Global Management and an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was ordered to be deposed in a lawsuit brought by women who allege that Bank of America facilitated and profited from Epstein’s sex-trafficking enterprise.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled on Wednesday that Black will give sworn testimony later this month. The deposition of the billionaire financier is expected to last up to 8 hours, with 5 hours allocated for the victims’ legal team and 3 hours for Bank of America lawyers.
Black is not a defendant in the suit brought against Bank of America. He has previously denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.
It wasn’t known that Black would be deposed in the case until the judge scheduled a conference call on the matter.
“(Black) is a critical witness in this case,” Sigrid McCawley, an attorney for the victims, said on the
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