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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document663_ Filed 06/15/22 Page55of77 IAN MAXWELL 15 Half Moon Street London, W1J 7DZ, U.K. 29 April 2022 The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Judge United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Dear Judge Nathan, | write this letter in support of my sister, Ghislaine, aware of the charges she was been found guilty of, noting too that she has no prior criminal convictions in any jurisdiction. | have known Ghislaine for over 60 years and have formed a settled view of her good character based on our growing up together and continuing to remain close to this day. | respect her enormously for her generous (often anonymous) donations to charities and her valuable contributions to non-profit and other organizations; for her many personal achievements which have included obtaining her helicopter licence, becoming a banker, an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and a submersible pilot, as well as for the courage she has shown in the face of close on two years of intolerable conditions of incarceration, for her stoicism and indeed humility under such trying circumstances which have witnessed so many setbacks for her. For all this and many other reasons besides | hold her high in my affections and shall certainly continue to do so. My sister is Aunt to 13 nieces and nephews (now aged 18 to 37) and | have witnessed at first hand over the years her generosity to them — be it paying their school fees, mentoring them as they grew up or providing job opportunities for them. She also has an enduring capacity for friendship, a warm heart, and the ability to convert those feelings into action when required to help those less fortunate than herself. She has discreetly supported some friends financially and others by providing a roof over their heads when they were down on their luck, often for weeks at a time. Ghislaine has also been a truly supportive sister. During my divorce from my then wife my sister allowed me stay rent-free at her home in London for six months when | had nowhere else to go until | was able to find alternative be] 1|P ge DOJ-OGR-00010501