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A book that allegedly belonged to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is up for auction.
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Better get your chequebook — and maybe a bank loan, too.
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The book, believed to be from 1997, is being sold on May 15 by Alexander Historical Auctions and includes a forensic examiner’s report verifying its authenticity.
“There are no comparables for the sale of this kind of relic,” auction house owner Bill Panagopulos told the Daily Beast, via the Post. “But based on my experience, if I’m pressed to offer a price, I would think it would be $100,000 to $200,000 and up.”
Some of the more famous names in the book include former U.S. president Donald Trump; New York billionaire John Catsimatidis; New York Jets co-owner Suzanne Ircha (who is Melania Trump’s best friend); billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn; Cristina Greeven, the wife of former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo; ex-Playboy CEO Christie Hefner; and former Al Gore adviser Marty Peretz.
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None of those mentioned have been charged with a crime related to Epstein.
The book was the subject of a Business Insider investigation in 2021, the Post reported, and many of the people contacted said their relationship with Epstein was either fleeting or nonexistent.
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The Post said Catsimatidis told the Daily Beast that he only met Epstein once and did not immediately respond to their request for comment.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond either, the Post said, but Trump has denied knowing of Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes.
Peretz told the Post “I really don’t care” about his name being included in the book and that he met Epstein once about 25 years ago at a dinner, “but that’s it.”
Cuomo responded on Greeven’s behalf, the Post said, saying they had “absolutely no relationship.”
Ircha, Icahn and Hefner did not immediately respond to requests from the Post for a comment.
Gawker in 2015 leaked the contents of another of Epstein’s black books that included Trump, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, former U.S. president Bill Clinton, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and Prince Andrew.
All had denied wrongdoing related to Epstein, the Post reported.
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