Epstein pulled strings, paid tuition across world for kids of powerful

[Uncle Joe]

A USA TODAY review of hundreds of released files tied to Jeffrey Epstein reveal how the late sex offender covered tuition payments for those he wanted to impress or control. Alan Nguyen

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Anata told USA TODAY she did not have any information about what transpired after she had asked Epstein for help. Juilliard said it did not receive payment from Epstein, and the student never lived in campus housing.

Among the millions of pages from the Epstein files the Justice Department released after a mandate from Congress, the email exchange between Anata, Epstein and the Juilliard student illustrates how the now-globally notorious sex offender served as an opportunity broker for powerful people. Emails show he arranged to help the relatives of celebrities like Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, or politicians like Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States. They also came from lower-profile people hoping to change their circumstances.

In exchange, the people asking favors told Epstein they felt they owed him and promised to reward him in various ways for his largesse.In the messages reviewed by USA TODAY, none of the people who appear to be currying favor with Epstein are connected to allegations of Epstein's illegal acts, including sexual misconduct, and they have not been accused of any wrongdoing.

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The trove of documents released in January revealed Epstein’s largesse extended beyond these New York colleges. A USA TODAY review of hundreds of files shows Epstein or entities tied to him paid at least $840,000 to cover students’ costs at 28 different schools, according to a Deutsche Bank document in the Justice Department files. In addition, USA TODAY found Epstein arranged for tuition payments for dozens of people at other schools across the country, including large public universities, for-profit art colleges and elite private universities.

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