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Wednesday, Mar 03, 2021

Billionaire investor under fire after revelations he paid Jeffrey Epstein $158M

Leon Black plans to step down as chief executive of Apollo Global Management Inc. after an independent review revealed larger-than-expected payments to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that it nevertheless deemed justified.

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