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statements documenting allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking.
π‘ COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Gates appears in the Epstein communications and email network through connections documented in
Investigation A (Power Network) and Investigation C (Money & Planes). While not named in the
cellmate interview or FBI complaint intakes, Gates's connection to Epstein post-conviction has been
documented in multiple source files. 65 novel deep sweep hits reference Gates.
798 documents in recovered blank pages.
οΏ½ "GATES DAF" β $100M JPMORGAN PHILANTHROPY VEHICLE
Source: EFTA02542076, August 10, 2011 · Finding #41
Epstein emails JPMorgan's Jes Staley and Mary Erdoes (CEO of JPM Asset Management)
with a detailed proposal for a Gates-connected Donor Advised Fund. Subject line: "gates DAF".
"I propose a minimum of 100 million donation. It will be the most exclusive of clubs"
β Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley & Mary Erdoes, Aug 10, 2011
"the gifts can be given anonymously. This will fulfill the wishes of many that have spoken to bill
about wanting to do things but not wanting the publicity"
β Jeffrey Epstein, EFTA02542076
"if Leon sat on the advisory board, should there be no apollo investments. (legal issue as well as optical)"
β Jeffrey Epstein, discussing Leon Black's role
POST-CONVICTION: This email is from 2011 β Epstein was a registered sex offender designing
financial vehicles for Gates Foundation-adjacent philanthropy through JPMorgan. The emphasis on anonymity
raises questions. JPMorgan later paid $365M to settle Epstein-related lawsuits.
π NIKOLIC OPENS HARVARD FOR EPSTEIN
Source: EFTA00630351, March 30-31, 2012 · Finding #42
Boris Nikolic, Gates's former science advisor, was named as a backup executor of Epstein's will.
The communication logs show extensive Nikolic correspondence within the Epstein file corpus
(1,614 sent, 1,300 received messages in the deep communications scan).
Epstein: "i am going to harvard on the 15th, anyone smart you think i should meet?"
β Jeffrey Epstein to Boris Nikolic, March 30, 2012
Nikolic: "I can organize almost anybody but not sure what you want. There are some
super stars of science (Eric Lander of Broad/MIT, Susumu Tonegawa β a nobel winner)"
β Boris Nikolic, March 31, 2012
Nikolic CC'd Epstein on a Bitcoin analysis email sent to Bill Gates, Michael Larson
(Gates' money manager), and other Gates associates β proving Nikolic was a bridge between Gates'
inner circle and Epstein. Eric Lander (mentioned here) later became Biden's science advisor.
π FOUR-WAY MEETING: GATES, BLACK, PRITZKER AT APOLLO
Source: EFTA01749794, September 4, 2014 · Finding #43
"lets meet bill at the four season around 10 am if you want and then if you are still free we will
walk over to leon black at apollo at 1130 on monday"
β Jeffrey Epstein to Tom Pritzker, Sep 4, 2014
Epstein arranging sequential business meetings between Gates, Black, and
Pritzker β three of the richest people in America β 6 years after his conviction.
These were at Apollo Management, not social visits. Pritzker says seeing Black is "probably more interesting" than Gates.
π‘ VICKY WARD ARTICLE
Files reference the distribution of a Vicky Ward article about the Epstein-Gates connection,
suggesting awareness of and concern about the documented relationship within Epstein's inner circle.
π IN THE FILES
798 documents in recovered blank pages. 65 novel deep sweep hits.
Nikolic+Epstein co-occur in 2,379 documents β the highest non-Epstein pair in the dataset.
Tier classification: Tier 4 — Enabler / Financial Continuation
(no victim testimony naming Gates, but extensive post-conviction financial intermediation documented)