2ATTERSON Fittuy Ricu ring variations on a scheme Mrs. It was an odd thing, Epstein’s association with this self-professed perpetrated against her late hus- PhD who, on closer inspection, turned out to be a bit of a grifter. is his mentor. Seckel took books But the Mindshift conference that Epstein and Seckel hosted yok money and promised a book; in the Virgin Islands did take place, in 2010. Murray Gell- rty lost money.” | Mann was there, along with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist who humorous.” one of Seckel’s marks 1 coauthored books with Stephen Hawking. Gerald Sussman, an $75,000. When the time came to E: expert on artificial intelligence who taught at MIT and also o it?” : . attended the conference, said that he didn’t remember too much al people whom Seckel had stiffed 7 = about it. uits he’d been involved in. In 2007, a ; “We had scientific discussions, talked about various things,” rainst a man who'd edited his Wiki- ihe said vaguely. heimer spoke with Seckel’s lawyer, . : 4 When Mark Oppenheimer asked him if he’d given money to a 4 Seckel, Sussman “got testy” with the reporter. at he'd reached a settlement for the 4 4 4 “I have had some dealings with him,” Sussman said. “I don't ynalist wrote. “Hornberger added F 4 7 want to say what it’s about, because I don't feel good about tim for his services.” a ) it, okay?” Ts wife, Isabel Maxwell. ig ; j id date and married in Malibu in or 4 ? :p the dates in my head,” Seckel E 4 Today, Epstein’s websites —JeffreyEpsteinFoundation.com and they moved to the South of France, ~ 4 JeffreyEpsteinScience.com—are down. Their domain names have de in rare books and papers. While 4 q long since expired. Several recipients of Epstein’s charitable con- | by a Virgin Islands company that 3 4 tributions, including New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital and Ballet raudulently attempting to sell rare gPalm Beach, announced that they would not be accepting new tury portrait of Isaac Newton. b "gifts. ing to sell papers belonging to - ' “The