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In addition to being his neighbor, real estate records show that Epstein was also listed as an owner of the property prior to Lutnick purchasing it in 1998.
As first revealed in Crain's 2019 investigation, a now-dissolved entity with links to Epstein called SAM Conversion Corp. bought 11 E. 71st St. in 1988. It was later sold for an unknown consideration to a specialized trust, then to another, the Comet Trust, in 1996. The latter, Crain's found, had financial and familial ties to an individual whose name appeared in Epstein's "black book" of contacts, obtained by the FBI during its investigation.
In addition, property records seen by Newsweek show that Epstein was listed as the trustee of the building during these transactions and transfers, while playing a direct role in them. Epstein granted his lawyer Jeffrey Schantz power of attorney over the property in 1996, selling it to the Comet Trust a few weeks later.
In 1998, the Comet Trust sold the property to Lutnick, who took out a $4 million mortgage for the purchase, which was paid off in 2018.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/howard-lutnick-s-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-come-under-scrutiny/ar-AA1IJa74
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/howard-lutnick-s-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-come-under-scrutiny/ar-AA1IJa74
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