Columbia University has taken action against two individuals affiliated with its dental college for their role in helping Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend gain admission, according to a statement released Friday. The university announced it was cutting ties with Dr. Thomas Magnani and stripping him of his title after documents revealed their involvement in bypassing normal admission procedures. The fallout from the release of Epstein-related files continues to spread across various sectors, including academia, business, and politics.
The documents, released by the Justice Department, shed light on communications between Epstein and representatives from the College of Dental Medicine, which Columbia officials were aware of as of 2019, the university stated. The university's actions against Magnani and Dr. Letty Moss-Salentijn, whose specific punishment was not detailed, are a direct response to these revelations.
In other news, billionaire Thomas Pritzker, 75, has retired as the Hyatt Hotels chairman due to his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by the US Department of Justice files. Pritzker admitted to exercising "terrible judgement" in maintaining contact with the convicted sex offender, according to a statement released on Monday. The files showed Pritzker was in regular contact with Epstein after the financier's 2008 plea deal on sex crime charges.
Meanwhile, a specialist online investigator, Greg Squire, utilized a clue hidden on the dark web to locate a 12-year-old girl who was a victim of abuse. Disturbing images of the girl were being shared on the dark web, an encrypted part of the internet designed to make owners digitally untraceable, according to BBC Eye Investigations. Squire's team, after hitting a dead end, found the clue to the girl's location.
In a separate case, two individuals, Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein, were sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to carry out a massacre of Jews in Manchester. Saadaoui, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, and Hussein were caught after an undercover sting operation. The Guardian's community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reported on the plot.
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