Harvard-Affiliated Club Faces Backlash Over Epstein's 2014 Sponsorship 6 Years After Conviction
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Harvard-Affiliated Club Faces Backlash Over Epstein's 2014 Sponsorship 6 Years After Conviction
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Summary
A Harvard-affiliated student group is debating whether to penalize members tied to Jeffrey Epstein after records showed he was a major sponsor of its 2014 New York fundraiser.
Epstein received a table for 8 guests through the Hasty Pudding Institute despite his 2008 sex-offender conviction and Harvard's ban on his philanthropic gifts that same year.
Justice Department emails released earlier this year showed Epstein skipped the dinner but sent young women in his place, writing to chair Andrew Farkas to "take care of my puppies."
The exchange underscored a long friendship between Farkas and Epstein that helped Epstein retain a foothold at Harvard years after the university had formally cut off his donations.