… in 1976, I hired him to develop and market our quantitative analyses for options. He was terrific at it. Epstein was very quick-witted. When, uh, something arose that he might not have been able to predict. He dealt with it in an impressive fashion. That’s a trait of an effective salesperson. I was favorably impressed that he could do the work. But this, I think, was one of my important mistakes in my career. Epstein had been working for me perhaps 2 months. The head of personnel called me. He said, “Are you sitting down? Jeffrey Epstein lied on his resume about his education. None of his colleges have ever head of him.” …… And I thought, “Do I want to play God and throw him in the street, maybe destroy his potential?” Today, I wish I had…
In 1976, Epstein used fake academic credentials to apply for a job on Wall Street. It took time for HR to verify his qualifications, allowing him to start working immediately. Two months later, HR discovered that his credentials were faked. However, his supervisor, Tennenbaum, was so impressed by Epstein’s performance that he overlooked the issue.
Tennenbaum later regretted not firing Epstein. This oversight allowed Epstein to rise as a financier, cultivating an elite social circle and procuring many women and children whom he and his associates sexually abused later.
This serves as a stark reminder of how academic fraud can have serious real-world consequences. Implementing robust verification software can help prevent such situations and protect vulnerable individuals.
Reference:
Netflix documentary Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020) Link
…在1976年，我聘請他來開發和推廣我們的期權量化分析。他非常擅長這項工作。艾普斯坦反應非常快。當有些事情發生時，他可能無法預測，但他以令人印象深刻的方式處理了這些情況。這是有效銷售員的一個特質。我對他能夠完成這項工作印象深刻。但我認為，這是我職業生涯中的一個重要錯誤。艾普斯坦為我工作了大約兩個月。人事部的負責人給我打電話。他說：“你坐下來了嗎？傑弗里·艾普斯坦在他的簡歷上對他的教育背景撒了謊。他的所有學校都沒有聽說過他。”……我當時想，“難道我要扮演上帝，把他推到街上，白白毀掉他的潛力？” 今天，我希望我當時真的有這樣做…..
在1976年，愛潑斯坦使用假學歷申請華爾街的工作。人力資源部需要時間來驗證他的資格，因此他得以立即上班。兩個月後，人力資源部發現他的學歷是虛假的。然而，他的上司Tennenbaum對愛潑斯坦的表現印象深刻，因而對此視而不見。
Tennenbaum後來後悔沒有解雇他。這一疏忽讓愛潑斯坦作為金融家崛起，並建立了賣淫社交圈，誘騙多名女性和兒童，供他及同夥進行性虐待。
這件事提醒我們，學術欺詐可能帶來嚴重的現實後果。實施穩健的驗證軟件可以幫助防止此類事件發生，並保護脆弱個體。
現實後果。實施穩健的驗證軟件對於防止此類事件至關重要。
參考資料來源:
Netflix紀錄片《愛潑斯坦：上流濁水》 (2020) Link