Ted Waitt

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Is Ted Waitt in the Epstein files?

Yes. Ted Waitt (Co-founder of Gateway, Inc.; billionaire philanthropist; founder of the Waitt Foundation) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document a substantial presence: Waitt appears in hundreds of documents, predominantly through emails exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell during their approximately seven-year romantic relationship (c. 2003–2010/11). Maxwell introduced Waitt to Epstein; Waitt testified before the House Oversight Committee on 30 April 2026 that he first met Epstein at a dinner in Hong Kong in 2003, found him “off-putting,” and had fewer than five brief and unintentional interactions with Epstein across the whole course of his relationship with Maxwell. When the relationship ended in 2010 or 2011, Waitt paid Maxwell approximately $7.2 million as a settlement. DOJ-released files also document a blackmail attempt against Waitt by an individual named Rothstein, who demanded $10 million in exchange for keeping Maxwell’s name out of civil lawsuits — an attempt Waitt successfully resisted. The committee initially identified Waitt after depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, both of whom mentioned his name several times in connection with their contacts with Maxwell. Waitt’s 117-page transcript was published by the House Oversight Committee on 13 May 2026. No wrongdoing is alleged against him.

Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.