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The conversations appeared to focus on a public health fund that never materialized and a grant to the International Peace Institute, which was run by an associate of Epstein.<\/p>\n

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The roughly 30 meetings, which took place from 2011 to 2014, included several visits to Epstein\u2019s Manhattan townhouse and one meeting on the Gates Foundation campus, according to\u00a0the review by law firm WilmerHale. The review found no evidence the foundation paid Epstein or did anything illegal. The foundation released a three-page summary of WilmerHale\u2019s report Tuesday and did not say if it would release the full version.<\/p>\n

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Gates, who chairs the Gates Foundation, has not been accused in connection with Epstein\u2019s crimes and has repeatedly denied any knowledge of Epstein\u2019s abuse of girls. He told a congressional committee last month that\u00a0he made a \u201cgrave error in judgment\u201d\u00a0by meeting with the disgraced financier.<\/p>\n

Gates\u2019 name appears in the trove of documents released by the Justice Department as part of its Epstein probe. The\u00a0Epstein files\u00a0include the names of powerful men across tech, finance, politics and business, all of whom have denied involvement in Epstein\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n

Epstein was federally indicted in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. He\u00a0died by suicide\u00a0while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n

The release of the Gates Foundation summary follows last week\u2019s revelation that Warren Buffett, a longtime friend of Gates who has put the majority of his charitable gifts toward the tech billionaire\u2019s philanthropy,\u00a0omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual donations\u00a0this year.\u00a0Buffett explained\u00a0that the decision was more about his belief that his three children are ready to manage his fortune than it was about Gates\u2019 \u201cdistasteful\u201d association with Epstein.<\/p>\n

That association began when an adviser to both the foundation and Gates\u2019 personal office introduced the two men, according to the review. Three years earlier, Epstein had\u00a0pleaded guilty\u00a0to soliciting prostitution from a minor.<\/p>\n

Epstein recommended that Gates establish a charitable investment fund to pool wealthy individuals\u2019 gifts for global public health. Staff followed up with Epstein at Gates\u2019 request on the legal considerations and tax benefits to donors.<\/p>\n

Those discussions led to a December 2014 breakfast at Epstein\u2019s Manhattan residence with Gates, foundation staff and potential donors. Gates concluded that Epstein had \u201cmisrepresented\u201d the donors\u2019 willingness to contribute, according to the review, and the foundation stopped working on the concept.<\/p>\n

Epstein also brought together Gates and the head of a nonprofit that would eventually receive money from the foundation. In 2012, the review concluded, Epstein introduced Gates to Terje R\u00f8d-Larsen, then the president of the International Peace Institute. The Gates Foundation reached a grant agreement the following year with the International Peace Institute related to polio eradication. R\u00f8d-Larsen\u00a0resigned in 2020\u00a0over his connections to Epstein.<\/p>\n

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Throughout their interactions, according to the review, Gates knew about Epstein\u2019s sex offense and heard concerns about their association from staff working with Epstein on the charitable investment fund.<\/p>\n

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman said the board has approved measures that will strengthen their vetting process and risk management.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe work we do depends on integrity and earning and maintaining the trust of partners,\u201d Suzman said in a press release. The foundation offered no further comment.<\/p>\n

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WilmerHale noted that its five-month review did not include access to Gates\u2019 personal communications or encompass Epstein\u2019s interactions with Gates in a personal capacity.<\/p>\n

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