"In 2007, the school's board chair, Eileen Guggenheim, was interviewed by the FBI about Epstein in connection with "a federal investigation regarding the sexual exploitation of minors," according to an FBI document. The next year, Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to two state charges of solicitation of prostitution, one involving a minor. In 2013, Guggenheim courted him to support the school, correspondence in the files shows."
"The newly released documents provide background on a portrait scholarship that Epstein supported around 2014, through which he gave $10,000 each to three students that he chose based on reviews of their work. In exchange, he was given the opportunity to commission the students to paint portraits he selected. The NYAA confirmed Epstein's contribution to the scholarship program and said in a statement that, in 2020, 'the Academy donated those funds to Girls Educational and Mentoring Services,'"
"From 1987 to 1994, Epstein served on the board of the graduate school, which came under scrutiny following his arrest in 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking minors and his death in a New York jail cell. One former student, Maria Farmer, has alleged that Guggenheim, a former dean of students, introduced her to Epstein and his alleged co-conspirator Ghislane Maxwell."
Newly released U.S. Department of Justice and FBI documents detail connections between the New York Academy of Art and Jeffrey Epstein. In 2007, Eileen Guggenheim, the school's board chair, was interviewed by the FBI about Epstein in connection with "a federal investigation regarding the sexual exploitation of minors." Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to two state solicitation charges, including one involving a minor. Correspondence shows Guggenheim solicited his support in 2013. Epstein backed a portrait scholarship around 2014, selecting three students to receive $10,000 and commissioning portraits. The academy confirmed the contribution and later donated the funds to a nonprofit supporting exploited girls.
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