Steve Cohen Appears in Epstein Files. He Now Owns PSA.
A photo of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen appears in the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein. Cohen denies ever meeting him.
The photo, released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, shows Cohen with another person whose face is redacted.
A spokesperson for Cohen’s hedge fund told Front Office Sports: “There was no relationship between Steve and Jeffrey Epstein, they never spent time together, and Steve doesn’t recall ever even meeting Epstein.”
Notably, the spokesperson said Cohen “doesn’t recall” meeting Epstein — not that he never met him.
Epstein’s name appears in emails about Cohen’s potential interest in buying Epstein’s New York City townhouse and in financial conversations.
Cohen owns Collectors Holdings — the parent company of PSA, Beckett Grading Services, and SGC. That means the three largest grading companies in the hobby are controlled by someone who appears in Epstein’s files.
Cohen’s business history includes a 2013 case where his hedge fund pleaded guilty to securities fraud and paid $1.8 billion in fines.
Cohen bought the Mets in 2020 for $2.4 billion. Epstein died in 2019 in federal custody after being arrested for sex trafficking of minors.
