Joi Ito sent an email to the Cambridge university's provost saying he would resign following a New Yorker report on the institution's fundraising relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Rafael Reif, MIT's president, said last month that the university took about $800,000 from Epstein over 20 years. He said the school would investigate. His announcement followed the Epstein's July 6 arrest drew national attention, particularly focusing on a deal that allowed him to plead guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida and avoid more serious federal charges.
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