Inquiry Epstein

調查發現 Botstein — 他曾聲稱自己並非 Epstein 的朋友 — 曾 25 次造訪其住宅。Leon Botstein 已宣佈辭去 Bard College 的領導職務，此前一項針對其與 Jeffrey Epstein 聯繫的獨立審查發現，這位學院院長與該名被定罪性犯罪者的頻繁互動「原本應能提醒」他，他與 Bard 可能會助長 Epstein 對女性的虐待。由 WilmerHale 律師事務所進行的調查（由 Bard 董事會於今年早些時候委託，以審查 Botstein 與 Epstein 的互動）發現，這位先前聲稱不是 Epstein 朋友的 Bard 院長曾約 25 次造訪 Epstein 的住宅，並曾對 Epstein 的 Little St James Island 進行為期兩天的訪問，且 Epstein 亦曾兩次造訪 Bard。WilmerHale 報告指出，這些訪問涉及「多名女性」，她們後來被確認為 Epstein 的受害者。繼續閱讀...

Disgraced financier’s links to politicians and civil servants as far back as 30 years ago to be examined The Epstein files have shaken Norway’s faith in democracy, the head of the Norwegian parliament’s oversight committee has said, as a sprawling investigation into the connections between its foreign office and the late sex offender gets under way.An independent commission to look into information brought to light by the Jeffrey Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice was launched on Wednesday after the Norwegian parliament voted unanimously last month for it to be set up. Continue reading...

WilmerHale, the law firm examining Leon Botstein’s communications with Jeffrey Epstein, said review is ‘ongoing’Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, told his staff at a meeting this week that there was no way he could have known that Jeffrey Epstein – who was a convicted sex offender during their interactions over the years – was actually “reprehensible” and predicted he would soon be cleared of any hint of impropriety about their relationship, according to sources who witnessed the remarks.The liberal arts college’s board of trustees hired in February the white-shoe law firm WilmerHale to independently investigate communications between Epstein and Botstein. Continue reading...

Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committeeA top modeling industry activist has called for business leaders to be hauled before lawmakers in Washington to investigate what role modeling agencies may have played in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal.Sara Ziff is founder of the Model Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group calling for fair treatment, labor rights and safe working conditions for fashion industry workers. Continue reading...