Bloomberg Law
Sept. 10, 2019, 3:23 PM UTC

Goodwin Procter to Probe MIT Ties to Epstein

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik
Reporter

Goodwin Procter will lead the investigation of ties between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and disgraced money manager Jeffrey Epstein, the school said.

The university seeks “a thorough investigation of the facts” and that “this work has already begun,” MIT President L. Rafael Reif said.

Joichi Ito stepped down in recent days as head of the MIT Media Lab following news reports that he had attempted to conceal his financial ties to Epstein, which apparently had taken root several years after Epstein pleaded guilty to a sex trafficking charge involving a minor.

Epstein, 66, killed himself while jailed in ...

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