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- Timothy Mellon transferred two adjacent 300-acre parcels in Lyme, Connecticut, valued at $5.5 million, to anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense, illustrating donor influence on public-health debates.
- The parcels were recorded as sold for $0 while Mellon pledged to fund improvements, maintenance, and retain cemetery access.
- Mellon, who also gave large sums to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and pledged $130 million for military pay, declined comment on the transfer.
