A federal judge said the lawyer representing an unnamed plaintiff who accused the billionaire investor of abusing her had “lied repeatedly to the court.”
Category: Sex Crimes
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Judge Imposes Sanctions on Plaintiff and Her Lawyer in Suit Against Billionaire Leon Black
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Gates Foundation Is Conducting an External Review of Its Epstein Ties
The New York Times – Business:The action comes after the release of the Epstein files, in which Bill Gates and some former advisers figure prominently.
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Second Jury Finds Uber Responsible for Sexual Assault by a Driver
The New York Times – Business:The ride-hailing giant has now lost the first two of more than 3,000 pending federal lawsuits.
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Bank of America Pays $72.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Epstein Victims
The New York Times – Business:The suit claimed the bank had overlooked signs that Mr. Epstein’s accounts were being used to further his abuse of young women.
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How Epstein Helped Solve a Billionaire’s Problems With Women
The New York Times – Business:The Wall Street titan Leon Black paid Jeffrey Epstein $170 million for what he said was tax and estate work. But his services went beyond that.
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QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files
The New York Times – Business:The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
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He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.
The New York Times – Business:Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, sought out the convicted sex offender for his research. Their yearslong correspondence suggests it wasn’t all business.
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Bill Gates Cancels Speech in India Amid Epstein Controversy
The New York Times – Business:The philanthropist made the announcement on Thursday, after having earlier confirmed his participation in a prominent artificial intelligence summit in India.
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Uber Moves to Enact Stricter Background Checks for Drivers
The New York Times – Business:The New York Times revealed in December that the ride-hailing giant approved drivers with many types of criminal convictions, including violent felonies.
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White House Shrugs Off Lutnick’s Epstein Ties
The New York Times – Business:Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.
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Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns Over Epstein Ties
The New York Times – Business:Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed a friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanning many years.