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Gates Foundation Review Finds Epstein Contact, No Payments

7/21/2026

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The Gates Foundation said a review found engagement with Jeffrey Epstein but no payments or criminal involvement.
The March-commissioned review by WilmerHale interviewed over 50 staff and examined extensive documents.
WilmerHale identified two 2011-2014 contacts—a rejected donor-advised-fund proposal and a referral to the Peace Institute, later funded for polio eradication.
Bill Gates told Congress he met Epstein in 2011, discussed philanthropy, and ended the relationship by December 2014.

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The Gates Foundation said a review found engagement with Jeffrey Epstein but no payments or criminal involvement.
The March-commissioned review by WilmerHale interviewed over 50 staff and examined extensive documents.
WilmerHale identified two 2011-2014 contacts—a rejected donor-advised-fund proposal and a referral to the Peace Institute, later funded for polio eradication.
Bill Gates told Congress he met Epstein in 2011, discussed philanthropy, and ended the relationship by December 2014.