The hotelier communicated with both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Thomas Pritzker, the cousin of Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, stepped down as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Hyatt Hotels Chairman Thomas J. Pritzker said he would retire in a letter to the chain's board. Pritzker, who has held the role for more than two decades, said he regretted maintaining contact with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Hyatt Hotels boss Thomas J. Pritzker abruptly stepped down as executive chairman on Monday, citing his regrettable ties to disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.