The ride-hailing giant has now lost the first two of more than 3,000 pending federal lawsuits.
Category: Sex Crimes
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Second Jury Finds Uber Responsible for Sexual Assault by a Driver
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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.
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John L. Allen Jr., Journalist With Inside Access to the Vatican, Dies at 61
He seemed to know everyone at the Holy See, and it showed in his reporting for the National Catholic Reporter and his website, Crux, though some said he grew too close to his sources.