One of Epstein’s Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools
Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.
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After Jeffrey Epstein agreed to pay more than $14,000 in private school tuition for the children of a German artificial intelligence researcher, he followed up with a pointed request: “You have yet to tell me your insights into how people see me.”
It was the summer of 2017. Mr. Epstein had recently been sued by yet another woman who had accused him of having trafficked her for sex, and he was eager for the opinion of the researcher, whose work he was funding.
The exchange, which was included in millions of files related to Mr. Epstein released by the Justice Department, shows how he wielded tuition payments to private primary and secondary schools, and the perception that he could sway their admissions processes, to build relationships and gain influence …More
University of Florida moves to deactivate College Republicans after report of antisemitic behavior
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida says it's deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after being notified that some members engaged in antisemitism.
The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a public university in Florida has taken action against a Republican group accused of being involved in racist or antisemitic behavior.
Earlier this month, Florida International University in Miami launched an investigation into a group chat started by an official with the Miami-Dade chapter of the Republican Party that included violently racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language. The chat involved students and several top conservative leaders at Florida International University.
Officials at the University of Florida said over the weekend that they had been informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans that the federation had disbanded the Gainesville campus' chapter after determining that some members had “engaged in a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent antisemitic gesture.”
When the Florida Federation of College Republicans is ready, the university will assist with reactivating the campus chapter under new student leadership, UF officials said in a statement.
Last fall, New York’s Republican State Committee suspended a Young Republican organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers.
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