statement referenced: Ito submitted his resignation Saturday as lab director and as a professor, according to a statement from MIT President L. Rafael Reif, according to CNN. His statement referenced the New Yorker piece, saying because the accusations in the story are extremely serious, they demand an immediate, thorough and independent investigation. Internal communications and documents obtained by CNN -- first reported by the New Yorker -- show Epstein was integral to incoming donations from major donors, including 2 million from Bill Gates and at least 5 million from Leon Black, the founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management. He asked MIT's general counsel to engage a prominent law firm to design and conduct this process. As discussions continued about the funding for the researcher, the Director of Development and Strategy, Peter Cohen, sent an email to an undisclosed recipient, saying Jeffrey money, needs to be anonymous. Read More Lab director in direct contact with Epstein Internal email exchanges show Ito was in direct contact with Epstein about the late financier's donations, which documents show at one point were earmarked for a research scientist.
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