LinkedIn co-founder visited Epstein’s private island, admits.

LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Admits to Visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a wealthy venture capitalist, has admitted to visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s private residence on Little Saint James Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The admission came after documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal showed plans for Hoffman to visit the island twice in 2014 with former MIT Media Lab research center director Joi Ito.

Hoffman’s Regret

Hoffman, who reportedly boasts a net worth of $2 billion and has been helping to fund writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit accusing former President Donald Trump of rape, claimed he visited the island residence just once during a fundraising trip with Ito and cut off contact with Epstein in 2015. “It gnaws at me that, by lending my association, I helped his reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors,” Hoffman told the news outlet. “While I relied on MIT’s endorsement, ultimately I made the mistake, and I am sorry for my personal misjudgment.”

Epstein’s Connections

The Wall Street Journal disclosed other plans with Hoffman, including Epstein traveling with Hoffman and Ito from Palm Beach, Florida, to Little St. James for a weekend during the planned November 2014 visit, and then flying to Boston. The documents also discussed Epstein making plans for Hoffman to stay at his Manhattan townhouse overnight in December 2014 and scheduling Hoffman to appear at a “breakfast party” with Epstein, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and others the next morning.

Epstein’s Controversial Past

In 2008, Epstein was accused of sexually abusing female minors in Florida and reached a deal with federal prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to state-level prostitution charges, registered as a sex offender, and served roughly 13 months in jail and in a work-release program. Epstein died at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in August 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls and pleading not guilty.

In response to the new reporting, Ito told the Wall Street Journal that Hoffman “attended a few fundraising events at my request, including one trip to Little St. James, after I confirmed to Reid that Mr. Epstein had been an approved donor target for MIT in accordance with university rules and regulations.”

Epstein’s longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to traffic and sexually abuse underage girls. She has since appealed the conviction.

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases