BOSTON—Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated $750,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times as he sought to rehabilitate his image following a 2008 sex crimes conviction, according to findings released Friday by a law firm hired to investigate Epstein’s ties with the school.
The firm found that some MIT executives approved Epstein’s donations but demanded that the gifts be kept out of the public spotlight in an attempt to protect the school’s reputation. Internally, his gifts were recorded as anonymous donations, the report found, even as Epstein continued to flaunt his MIT ties online and in press releases.
