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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 809 Filed 08/11/25 Page5of31 range (188-235 months) calculated by Judge Nathan. Dkt. 737 at 84. Eight victims submitted victim impact statements. Dkt. 686. Judge Nathan imposed an above-Guidelines sentence of 240 months’ imprisonment. Dkt. 737 at 96. Maxwell, she stated, had “directly[,] repeatedly, and over the course of many years participated in a horrific scheme to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls, some as young as 14, for sexual abuse by and with Jeffrey Epstein.” /d. at 89. As an example, she noted, after Carolyn had confided in Maxwell her personal history of having been raped and molested by her grandfather starting at a very young age, Maxwell used that knowledge to continue the “cycle of sexual abuse,” inducing Carolyn to give Epstein “sexualized massages” for “‘years,” and by herself touching Carolyn’s breasts when Carolyn was 14 years old. /d. at 90-91. Judge Nathan also noted that Maxwell had repeatedly deflected blame and lied about her offenses, including in a civil deposition and to Pretrial Services and the Court. Id. at 95.4 E. Appeal On February 28, 2023, Maxwell appealed her conviction and sentence. United States v. Maxwell, No. 22-1426 (2d Cir. Feb. 28, 2023), Dkt. 59. The Second Circuit affirmed. It upheld Judge Nathan’s (1) holding that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement between Epstein and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida did not bar Maxwell’s prosecution in this District; (2) holding that the S2 Indictment had been timely filed; (3) denial of Maxwell’s Rule 33 motion based on juror misconduct; (4) response to a jury note, which Maxwell had argued resulted in a constructive amendment of or prejudicial variance from the S2 Indictment; and (5) sentence as procedurally reasonable. United States v. Maxwell, 118 F.4th 256, 270 (2d Cir. 4 Judge Nathan also sentenced Maxwell to a post-imprisonment term of five years’ supervised release and to pay a $750,000 fine (the maximum allowable). 5 DOJ-OGR-00015137