[Robert DeLong]

Jeffrey Epstein received the Manhattan mansion from his mentor, Leslie H. Wexner, the founder of L Brands (which owns Victoria’s Secret). While Epstein moved into the 40-room, 21,000-square-foot townhouse at 9 East 71st Street in 1995, the formal transfer of ownership occurred in 2011, when the property was transferred to a Virgin Islands-based entity controlled by Epstein for $0.

So, yeah, it was well below market price.

[zeestephen]

Re: "So, yeah, it was well below market price ($0)."

Was the NYC mansion part of a more complex deal?

Keep in mind that Epstein was a successful independent Wall Street investment banker before he was 30 years old.

He was also a math prodigy who got a four year math scholarship to Cooper Union in Manhattan, NY, at age 16.

He dropped out of Cooper Union and NYU and was working, full time, at Wall Street investment banker Bear Stearns, by age 22.

Has the Justice Department released any Epstein tax returns or financial statements?

His estate was worth $650 million before it was looted by about 100 women who filed lawsuits - AFTER he died.