Ohio State OB-GYN Chair Faces Fallout After Epstein Files Cite $25K–$30K Quarterly Pay
Newly reported documents from the Justice Department’s “Epstein files” show a payment trail tied to Ohio State’s top OB-GYN leader, raising fresh questions in Columbus about who was being paid and why.
The conflict is that the reporting describes a structured, repeating payment schedule, but the documents cited publicly don’t spell out the purpose, leaving a gap that’s now driving scrutiny.
WOSU reports multiple records mentioning Dr. Mark Landon, chair of Ohio State’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, including an email exchange with Epstein’s attorney Darren Indyke.
In that email, WOSU says Indyke asked whether Landon was still being paid and referenced an agreement requiring quarterly payments of $30,000 on the 15th of January, April, July, and October, while noting a prior payment was $25,000.
“I did not provide any clinical care for Jeffrey Epstein or any of his victims,” Landon said in a statement released through Ohio State and reported by WSYX/ABC6.
WSYX/ABC6 also reports FedEx invoices showing deliveries made to Landon between July 2001 and 2004, but the invoices do not describe what was sent, alongside a 2005 memo referencing a $25,000 quarterly payment due.
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That uncertainty matters because a recurring payment arrangement tied to Epstein’s financial operation can signal influence-buying, consulting, or other access, even when the paperwork is thin on specifics.
For Ohio State, the story lands amid broader re-examination of Epstein’s Ohio connections, including longstanding attention on his relationship with retail billionaire Les Wexner, whose name is on the medical center.
What happens next will likely depend on whether more underlying documents become publicly accessible and whether OSU provides additional detail beyond Landon’s statement.
For now, the records show a pattern of payments and shipments, with the “why” still unanswered.
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