Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn is an American activist investor and businessman, and the founder of Icahn Enterprises. He is known for taking large stakes in public companies and pressing their management for changes.

The only documented connection between Icahn and Epstein in the reporting reviewed here is the appearance of Icahn’s name in an address book attributed to Epstein. According to a Business Insider report republished by Yahoo News, Icahn’s name appears in a newly surfaced address book dating to 1997 that likely belonged to Epstein, and his entry is one of a few highlighted in yellow — the significance of the highlighting being unclear. That report states that a representative for Icahn declined to comment, and it describes no meeting, communication, or business dealing between the two men beyond the listing itself. Scripps News, reporting on the auction of an Epstein “little black book” dating from the mid-1990s, also lists Icahn among the names in that book and notes that none of the prominent figures listed have been implicated in Epstein’s crimes.

As of this writing, the reporting reviewed here documents no connection between Carl Icahn and the released Epstein files beyond the address-book listing.

Is Carl Icahn in the Epstein files?

Only in the narrowest sense. The single documented basis is that his name appears as a contact entry in a 1990s address book attributed to Epstein, as reported by Business Insider and Scripps News. An address-book listing is just contact information; it is not evidence of a personal relationship, correspondence, travel, or any involvement in Epstein’s conduct, and the reporting describes nothing beyond the listing. Being named in a contact book is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing.