Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is deferring his regular semi-annual donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, pending the results of a review into the foundation's past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is deferring his regular semi-annual donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, pending the results of a review into the foundation's past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett, a longtime friend and donor to the Gates Foundation, has reportedly decided to wait for the foundation's own internal probe to conclude before proceeding with the contribution. The Wall Street Journal report did not specify the size of the deferred donation. The development comes after months of scrutiny into Bill Gates' past associations and alleged vulnerabilities related to Epstein, including congressional questioning earlier this year over Gates' relationship with the deceased financier. The Gates Foundation has not commented publicly on the review or Buffett's decision.
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