evidence: When Bill Gates was asked to reflect on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier who was convicted of sex crimes, the Microsoft co-founder said Wednesday night that he regretted meeting with Epstein and acknowledged what he called "a huge mistake." [...] "I had several dinners with him…It was a huge mistake." - Bill Gates on his time spent with Jeffrey Epstein pic.twitter.com/Mpdty9s7H3 — Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 5, 2021 Gates’s relationship with Epstein began around 2011, years after the hedge-fund manager had already been convicted, and the men met multiple times at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, the New York Times reported. Epstein had previously pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges and served 13 months in prison as part of a non-prosecution deal with Miami federal prosecutors in 2008. As part of that deal, Epstein had to register as a sex offender and pay restitution to those victims identified by the FBI.