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Steve Cohen denies knowing Jeffrey Epstein after a photo of the Mets owner with a redacted person appeared in recent DOJ files. Few details are known about the origin of the photo, which shows a younger Cohen, now 69, wearing a quarter-zip sweater, collared shirt, and his black-framed glasses, smiling with another person. That person is wearing a black button down and has their arm around Cohen, their hand resting on his shoulder. The person’s face is covered by a black box. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which compelled the release of the documents, allows the department to redact faces and names of victims and minors, but its system has not been perfect, leading to redactions where there shouldn’t be and many cases of unredacted material that exposed victim information. A spokesperson for Point72, Cohen’s hedge fund, denied to FOS that Cohen knew Epstein. “There was no relationship between Steve and Jeffrey Epstein, they never spent time together, and Steve doesn’t recall ever even meeting Epstein. We haven’t been able to identify the photo or its validity.” Though Epstein mentions Cohen repeatedly in the released documents, the files do not show any personal interactions between Cohen and Epstein. His name appears in emails conversations about being interested in buying Epstein’s New York City townhouse, but a spokesperson for Cohen has denied that the baseball owner or any representative visited or had interest in the property. Epstein and others discuss Cohen in financial conversations and about the team owner’s insider trading case. It appears the late sex trafficker also interacted with a different Steve Cohen who lived in New Rochelle, NY. Full story in bio.