Bill Gates says he thought his connection to Jeffrey Epstein would bring billions to his global health efforts, but the deceased sex offender's money was a 'mirage.'
founder and multibillionaire Bill Gates said Wednesday that he "made a mistake" meeting with convicted sex criminal and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein to discuss philanthropy., said that he thought his discussions with the now-deceased money manager would bring in billions of dollars for his global health efforts.
Epstein, 66, had amassed a long list of famous and wealthy contacts – including Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump – years before he died in Manhattan federal lockup in August facing charges including sex trafficking of minors and sex-trafficking conspiracy. His death was ruled a suicide. that "there were people around [Epstein] who were saying, hey, if you want to raise money for global health and get more philanthropy, he knows a lot of rich people."
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