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Gates facilitates $2 million MIT Media Lab donation subsequently associated with Jeffrey Epstein
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In late September 2014 Jeffrey Epstein emailed MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito stating that Gates wanted a write-up on a science program, and weeks later Gates informed Ito of a $2 million donation to the Media Lab. The gift was received October 17, 2014. An internal Media Lab email from Ito described it as a gift from Bill Gates directed by Jeffrey Epstein. A Gates spokesperson disputed this characterization. The episode was re-examined after Epstein's 2019 arrest and MIT's investigation found Epstein more deeply embedded in its fundraising than previously disclosed.
Source: https://www.axios.com/2019/09/12/bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-mit-donations
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