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Gates Foundation external review finds no evidence of payments to Epstein

Reuters · Jul 21, 2026 15:27 · 1 min read

FILE PHOTO: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pictured in Seattle — FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

(Corrects to say that the external review was opened earlier this year and not in April) July 21 (Reuters) - An external review conducted by the Gates Foundation has found no evidence of payments made or participation in criminal activities linked to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the philanthropic group said on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the foundation opened an

(Corrects to say that the external review was opened earlier this year and not in April)

July 21 (Reuters) - An external review conducted by the Gates Foundation has found no evidence of payments made or participation in criminal activities linked to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the philanthropic group said on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, the foundation opened an external review into its engagement with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona;)

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