evidence: Microsoft founder admits meetings with sex offender were ‘huge mistake’ [...] Employees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation "also paid multiple visits to Epstein’s mansion", the paper added, while "Epstein spoke with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and JPMorgan Chase about a proposed multibillion-dollar charitable fund". [...] A person familiar with the meetings told the site that "going to Jeffrey’s was a respite from his marriage. It was a way of getting away from Melinda". They added that Gates and Epstein "were very close".