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Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

Emails between former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Jeffrey Epstein, published by the Justice department on Friday, appear to show that Sinofsky constantly sought Epstein's advice as he negotiated his surprise exit from Microsoft in November 2012, forwarding emails to him in nearly real time as t...

Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit
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Steven Sinofsky with the Surface RT tablet in 2012. | Image: Getty Images

Emails between former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Jeffrey Epstein, published by the Justice department on Friday, appear to show that Sinofsky constantly sought Epstein's advice as he negotiated his surprise exit from Microsoft in November 2012, forwarding emails to him in nearly real time as talks progressed. Sinofsky also appears to have paid Epstein for his help at the end of the process, and turned to him for assistance finding a new job with Apple or Samsung, according to the emails.

One chain appears to show that Sinofsky forwarded a confidential email between Microsoft executives to Epstein in July 2013 that details the issues a …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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