Epstein Secrets

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he manages Rockefeller money. But one never knows. It's like looking at the Wizard of Oz." Some say that Epstein once quit his seat on the board of the Rockefeller Institute because he hates wearing a suit, supposedly telling a friend, "It feels like wearing a dress." EFTA00188387 Archives: New York Post Page 2 of 3

aska, donated $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for education and global development.

he manages Rockefeller money. But one never knows. Its like looking at the Wizard of Oz." Some say that Epstein once quit his seat on the board of the Rockefeller Institute because he hates wearing a suit, supposedly telling a friend, "It feels like wearing a dress." EFTA01713452 ' Archives: New York Post Page 2 of

York's Rockefeller University in 2000 brought him into greater social promi- nence. Boasting such social names as Nancy Kissnger. Brooke Astor. and Robert Rats. the board also includes such pre-eminent scientists as Nobel laureate Joseph Gold- stein. "Epstein was thrilled to be elected." says someone who

ually -- jeans, open-necked shirts, and sneakers -- and is rarely seen in a tie. Indeed, those close to him say the reason he quit his board seat at the Rockefeller Institute was that he hated wearing a suit. "It feels like a dress," he told one friend. Epstein likes to tell people that he's a loner, a man who's never to