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02/11 13:28 CST LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir
scrutiny
LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Casey Wasserman's job as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles
Olympics organizing committee is safe after the LA28 board's executive
committee met Wednesday to discuss his appearance in recently released
government files on Jeffrey Epstein.
Wasserman has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein,
but documents released by the Justice Department revealed that in 2003, he
exchanged flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who, years later, would be
accused of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse his victims.
LA28 says that with help from an outside legal firm, it conducted a review of
Wasserman's past interactions with Epstein and Maxwell, with Wasserman's full
cooperation.
"We found Mr. Wasserman's relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go
beyond what has already been publicly documented," the board's executive
committee said in a statement.
"The Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based on these facts,
as well as the strong leadership he has exhibited over the past ten years, Mr.
Wasserman should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful Games."
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