Jeffrey Epstein moved more than $250,000 between accounts for Noam Chomsky, who said the money was for a 'pure technicality'

Insider ^ | 5/17/23 | Azmi Haroun

[Libloather]

Renowned academic and political activist Noam Chomsky sought sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's help with managing financial transactions totaling over a quarter million dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

In late April, the Journal revealed that Chomsky and Epstein met multiple times, even after Epstein pled guilty in 2008 to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.

New reporting from the outlet highlighted that beyond a group dinner with Woody Allen, Epstein helped Chomsky move large sums of money, which the academic said was for a "technicality" related to distributing funds from a previous marriage.

Chomsky confirmed to the outlet that in March 2018, he received $270,000 from a bank account associated with Epstein, but said it was only to reorganize his own funds, and "did not involve one penny from Epstein."

The academic said that after his previous wife died 15 years ago, he needed financial guidance for a "pure technicality."

"Epstein gave me advice on how to transfer funds from one account of mine to another," Chomsky told Insider in an emailed statement. "The simplest way was to pass it through his office."

He also denied that he ever took money from Epstein. "Pure technicality," Chomsky added. "No payments took place."

Epstein, a disgraced financier who was charged with sex trafficking, died in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019 by suicide as he awaited a trial.

[guest7]

""Renowned?" How about "loathed?""

Did Chomsky teach Hillary to lie? Or was William Safire correct?

"In 1996, The New York Times columnist William Safire diagnosed Hillary Clinton’s real problem. He called her a “congenital liar.”

Congenital is defined as “having by nature a specified character.”

[.30Carbine]

Do you have a link? I can’t find any evidence. Thanks.

[Ann Archy]

I was wrong...hes congregational. I could have sworn I read 2 decades ago that he was Jewish.

[liberalh8ter]

This stinks to high Heaven. Why would Epstein be needed in this transfer at all? Unless Chomsky's deceased wife had $ invested through Epstein, there would be no reason for Epstein's involvement.

[.30Carbine]

Thanks for double checking.

[usconservative]

Oh yeah I move that much all the time

I moved that from my personal bank account to my Fidelity brokerage account to buy brokered CD's at 5.15% with zero fees from Fidelity since I'm a wealth client of theirs, and it made me nervous as hell.

I work in Financial Services (InfoTech) and one would think I'd have this down pat. Nope. Makes me nervous every damn' time because I'm afraid of screwing up and losing money.

I'd as one of my sons or my girlfriend for help to make sure I was doing it right if I weren't so damn' proud to do it.

So I get it needing help ... but ... Epstein?!?!

[SaveFerris]

I moved $10 cash into my bank account earlier this afternoon!

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So I may be slightly behind you LOL 🤣