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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document678 Filed 06/26/22 Pagelof2 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 June 26, 2022 By ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan, Sitting by Designation United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 82 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: The Government respectfully submits this letter in response to the Court’s June 25, 2022 Order directing the Government to respond to the application by Sarah Ransome and Elizabeth Stein to speak at the defendant’s sentencing (Dkt. No. 675). With respect to individuals who were not among the six individuals demonstrated at trial to be directly and proximately harmed by the defendant’s criminal conduct, in a June 24, 2022 Order, the Court exercised its discretion to permit these other individuals to be heard at sentencing through a written statement, and declined to permit these individuals to speak at the sentencing hearing. DOJ-OGR-00010727