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make purchases for the property using the credit card. As these facts make plain, there should be
no question that the defendant i
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charges conduct not covered by the NPA, which was limited by its terms to conduct spanning from
2001 to 2007, a time period t
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evidence and witness testimony, will conclusively establish that the defendant groomed the victims
for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Eps
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Moreover, the government overstates the potential for Ms. Maxwell to spend
“decades in prison” if she is convicted. (Gov. Mem. at 5.) In fact
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applicable presumption relates to risk of flight, and, as noted, Ms. Maxwell has rebutted that
presumption based on her ties to the United St
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France and the United Kingdom.'? Notably, two weeks ago, this Court recognized in United
States v. Abdellatif El Mokadem, No. 19-CR-646 (AJN)
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837 F.2d 48, 49-50 (2d Cir. 1988) (overturning district court’s decision that defendant posed
a flight risk based in part on the ground that th
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1. Ms. Maxwell’s Personal History and Characteristics
Demonstrate That She Is Not a Flight Risk
a. Ms. Maxwell Has No Prior Criminal Record, an
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Background. Ms. Maxwell, 58, is a naturalized U.S. citizen who has resided in the
United States since 1991. She is also a citizen of Fran
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
Ghislaine Maxwell respectfully submits this Memorandum in Opposition to the
government’s July 2, 2020 Memorandum i
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The defendant’s international connections and significant financial means would present a
clear risk of flight under normal circumstance
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acts are so serious that both crimes carry a statutory presumption that no condition or combination
of conditions will reasonably assure
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date of the amendment,! to permit a prosecution at any point during the lifetime of the minor
victim. See United States v. Chief, 438 F.
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18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). Evidentiary rules do not apply at detention hearings, and the Government is
entitled to present evidence by way of
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BACKGROUND
On June 29, 2020, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York returned a
sealed indictment (the “Indictment”)
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the defendant would encourage victims to accept Epstein’s offers of financial assistance, including
offers to pay for travel or education
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
~V.- : 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)
GHISLAINE MAXWELL,
Defe
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requires relief. Add to that the barriers she is facing to preparing her
defense and this Court should order her release under 3142(i).
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subject to the weight of federal power are always a special concern of
the judiciary.” Chandler, 2020 WL 1528120, at *2; United States v.
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assets controlled and monitored by a former federal judge and former
U.S. Attorney. She also cited the 12 pretrial motions she filed.
“Wi
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indictment (which is, of course, true in every criminal case) and to the
nature of the charges in the abstract. The district court bought
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while the just added accuser involves allegations from 2001-04.° That
the indictment exists at all is a function — solely — of the untimely
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03/22/2021 ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell's third motion for
release on bail, Dkt. No. 160, is DENIED. The par
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02/04/2021
02/04/2021
MOTION to Suppress Under the Fourth Amendment, Martindell, and the Fifth
Amendment All Evidence Obtained from the
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(Cohen, Mark) (Entered: 01/25/2021)
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01/28/2021
02/01/2021
02/01/2021
02/02/2021
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
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07/13/2020
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07/14/2020
ORDER granting 15 Motion for Jeffrey Pagliuca to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to
Ghislaine Maxwell (1). (Sign
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07/08/2020)
07/08/2020 | 15 | MOTION for Jeffrey S. Pagliuca to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt
number ANYSDC—20605229.
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Date Filed
Docket Text
06/29/2020
SEALED INDICTMENT as to Sealed Defendant 1 (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-6. (jm)
(Main Document 1 replace
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Court’s view has not changed. The Court again concludes that the Government has shown by a
preponderance of the evidence that the Defen
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03/22/2021 ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell: Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell's third motion for
release on bail, Dkt. No. 160, is DENIED. The par
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(Cohen, Mark) (Entered: 01/25/2021)
01/26/2021
01/28/2021
02/01/2021
02/01/2021
02/02/2021
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
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02/04/2021
02/04/2021
MOTION to Suppress Under the Fourth Amendment, Martindell, and the Fifth
Amendment All Evidence Obtained from the
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07/13/2020
07/14/2020
07/14/2020
ORDER granting 15 Motion for Jeffrey Pagliuca to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to
Ghislaine Maxwell (1). (Sign
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07/08/2020)
07/08/2020 | 15 | MOTION for Jeffrey S. Pagliuca to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt
number ANYSDC—20605229.
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Date Filed
Docket Text
06/29/2020
SEALED INDICTMENT as to Sealed Defendant 1 (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-6. (jm)
(Main Document 1 replac
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Email: [email protected]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Assistant US Attorney
Maurene Ryan Comey
United States Att
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been no concrete pledge of any real assets or any concrete proposal to turnover deeds to real
property, or to provide a specific amount of
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his [unlawful] conduct, by .. . contacting victims and scheduling their sexual encounters.”
Indictment § 4. These crimes, as already noted, car
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19, 2007, Mr. Epstein’s counsel proposed that Mr. Epstein admit that he verbally harassed
victims or the family of victims in connection with
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C. Indictment
A grand jury voted to indict Mr. Epstein on or about July 2, 2019. The Indictment
charges Mr. Epstein with two felonies involv
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11, Ex. 1 at 1. The Government also contends that “[i]n light of the strength of the Government’s
evidence and the substantial incarceratory t
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pretrial release. § 3142 states that: “if there is probable cause to believe that the person
committed ... an offense involving a minor victi
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Email: [email protected]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Assistant US Attorney
Maurene Ryan Comey
United States Att
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Hon. Richard M. Berman, U.S.D.J.
Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer, U.S.D.J.
August 4, 2025
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affirmed 147 F.2d 336 (Sth Cir. 1945) (“The
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Hon. Richard M. Berman, U.S.D.J.
Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer, U.S.D.J.
August 4, 2025
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necessary redactions) any submissions to t
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6. The Current Status of the Principals of the Grand Jury Proceedings
and that of their Families
The sixth factor considers “the curren
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Government is providing under seal a list of witnesses whose accounts were conveyed in the grand
jury proceedings and a corresponding li
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B. Additional Information
The Court directed the Government to state whether, “before filing the instant motion,
counsel for the Govern
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Il. Discussion
A. The Jn re Craig Factors
The Court directed the Government to “address[] with specificity the[] [/n re Craig] factors