Howard Lutnick's aircraft lands in the Hamptons amid fresh ethics inquiry

Howard Lutnick's Embraer Lineage 1000E (N527AH) was tracked flying from New York Stewart International Airport to Francis S Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday, June 28, a 36-minute hop to the Hamptons. The aircraft descended to just 5,950 feet, suggesting a short, direct hop over Long Island.

If Lutnick was aboard, the timing would place him at his Hamptons weekend residence the same week Representative Jamie Raskin sent a letter to the commerce secretary and his son, Brandon Lutnick, seeking information about alleged tariff-ruling profits at Cantor Fitzgerald, as reported by Newsweek. The inquiry, dated June 27, questions whether the firm benefited from advance knowledge of tariff policy.

Lutnick, who took office as commerce secretary in February 2025 after decades leading Cantor Fitzgerald, has faced steady scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with documented visits to Epstein's island and business dealings disclosed in DOJ files. The Hamptons trip, while routine in summer, lands during a period of heightened political pressure.