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Leon Black, billionaire financier, to be deposed in Epstein victims' suit against Bank of America
- A U.S. District Judge ordered Leon Black to be deposed in the Bank of America Epstein case, signaling a key deposition in the litigation.
- Rakoff set the deposition for later this month, with an eight-hour session split between victims’ lawyers and Bank of America.
- The suit claims Bank of America provided banking services to Epstein and his associates and failed to file timely suspicious-activity reports.
- Black has denied any wrongdoing and knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct, per his representatives.
- The deposition comes as the Epstein network ties to other banks have led to settlements in related lawsuits.
- The plaintiffs allege that Epstein used money from Black's accounts to fund his operations in the Virgin Islands.
- Judge Rakoff scheduled the conference call that first indicated Black would be deposed in this case.
- Black is not a defendant in the Bank of America lawsuit, though his deposition is central to the case.
- The victims’ lawyers and Bank of America lawyers will each have significant time during the deposition.
- The NBC News report notes that the case aligns with broader Epstein-related litigation against banks.
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