Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sex crimes that shook the world and died in prison. He threatened Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to reveal his relationship with a young Russian woman named Mila Antonova if he refused to "cooperate" with him in a "charity project" Epstein was seeking to establish a charitable fund under the supervision of a bank, and with the contribution of a number of billionaires.
He was convicted in 2006 of sexual crimes against underage girls, admitted to those charges in 2008, and served a prison sentence.