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Goldman Sachs high lawyer resigns after emails present Jeffrey Epstein friendship
Kathyrn Ruemmler, who resigned as Goldman Sachs’s common counsel, was additionally a associate and vice chair of its reputational threat committee and a former White Home counsel below President Obama. (Goldman Sachs picture)
Kathryn Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs’s common counsel, resigned on Thursday within the wake of the Justice Division’s launch of emails and different materials depicting her lengthy friendship with intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ruemmler maintained for years that she had a strictly skilled relationship with Epstein, a convicted intercourse offender. However emails, textual content messages and pictures launched in January present as an alternative years of friendship. Ruemmler was talked about in additional than 10,000 of the paperwork launched by the Justice Division, in response to a report by the New York Instances.
“My accountability is to place Goldman Sachs’s pursuits first,” Ruemmler stated in a press release confirming the resignation.
Goldman’s chief govt, David M. Solomon, stated he revered her determination, describing her as “a mentor and buddy to lots of our individuals,” in response to the New York Instances.
Earlier than becoming a member of Goldman in 2020, Ruemmler suggested Epstein on how to reply to powerful questions on his intercourse crimes and keep away from unfavorable press, together with discussing her personal relationship life. She addressed Epstein as “sweetie” and “Uncle Jeffrey.” Epstein offered profession recommendation on her transfer to Goldman and launched her to well-known businesspeople. He additionally showered her with presents of spa remedies, journeys and Hermes luxurious gadgets, in response to the New York Instances.
Ruemmler not solely served at Goldman as common counsel, she was additionally a associate and vice chair of its reputational threat committee. She was White Home counsel below President Obama and a white-collar protection lawyer at Latham & Watkins, in response to the New York Instances.
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