A Morgan State University math professor offered Jeffrey Epstein a chance to improve his reputation in the Black community for $5 million in 2019. The university said it did not participate in the solicitation and is investigating the matter.
Jonathan Farley, a Morgan State associate professor of mathematics since 2013, contacted Epstein in prison with a July 30, 2019, email, according to files acquired by VICE’s Motherboard through a Freedom of Information Act request. Farley suggested that Epstein grant money to him and to endow a Morgan State chair, writing, “Our accepting your $5 million will show the world you are not a pariah and may help you avoid a conviction like Bill Cosby,” according to VICE.
Epstein was arrested for federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in July 2019. He ended his life on Aug. 10, 2019.
