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Money, Hubris and Jeffrey Epstein: The Fall of Leon Black, w/ William Cohan

August 31, 2026·56 min·5-min readconversationalbusiness
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William Cohan's new book, Money to Burn, chronicles the rise and fall of billionaire financier Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, whose innovative but controversial strategies reshaped Wall Street—only for his legacy to be tarnished by his deep financial ties to convict

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William Cohan

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People

William CohanLeon BlackJeffrey EpsteinMike MilkenMark RowanKaraBill

Books

Money to Burnby William Cohan

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ApolloAthene

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Business NewsCorporate StrategyEconomicsFinancial IndependenceInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMergers Acquisitions

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