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Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein were both involved in a business relationship concerning Adfin, a digital advertising company, as they exchanged emails discussing the company's prospects in 2018. Lutnick has denied knowing about Epstein's investment in Adfin until the release of Epstein's files earlier this year.
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The reported emails were mainly about Adfin, a digital-advertising startup in which Epstein and a Cantor Fitzgerald-related entity had invested.
Key exchanges included:
May 28, 2018: Epstein asked Lutnick, using the account name “HWL,”: “What do you think the prospects for Adfin are?”
Lutnick replied: “Producing revenue finally. This is their year. Next 12 months they need to become economically self sufficient.”
In related messages, Epstein asked about buying Lutnick’s guest house. Lutnick replied that he had not yet chosen an architect or designer and, in another exchange, apparently said the purchase might be possible in about four years.
They also exchanged emails about proposed renovations to the Frick Collection that might obstruct their nearby views. Lutnick urged Epstein to send a letter and involve a lawyer; Epstein indicated that his lawyer would contact Lutnick’s.
Earlier emails and documents concerned Adfin’s financing and Epstein’s effort to sell his stake. Epstein reportedly said he was willing to sell his roughly $875,000 investment at cost, but the sale did not immediately occur.
The significance is that the 2018 Adfin email shows direct communication between the two men about a company in which both had financial connections. Lutnick has said he did not know Epstein was an investor until the Epstein files were released, and that he had no personal or professional relationship with him. The emails have been cited by lawmakers and investigators as evidence that their connection was more extensive than Lutnick had previously described. He has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.