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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 97 Filed 12/14/20 Page 2 of 45 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ..........ccccccccceccesceseeeesseceeeseeeeesecaeeuecuaeeesaceaesaecaeenesieenectaseeesaseaeeaeens 1 ARGUMENT ...0..c.ccccccceccccceseseeesecseesecuesnecusesecuasscesaccaesaecaessesueesecsseseesaseseaesseesesaeeneceeeesnaseaeeaseaeeatens 7 I. Reconsideration of the Court’s Bail Decision is Appropriate Under 18 U.S.C. 0 2 6 0 ee 7 II. Ms. Maxwell Should Be Granted Bail Under the Proposed Strict Bail Conditions 2.2... cece ceeccecececeeseeeeeeseesseceaeeseesseeseessecnsecaaecaeeeseeseeseenaeesaeeseesseeneeeeesseenseeneeens 10 A. Ms. Maxwell Has Deep Family Ties to the United States and Numerous Sureties to Support Her Bond 2.2.0... ccc ccc ccc cece cese cess eeeeeeensesrseeenseeeseeenseess 10 1. Ms. Maxwell is Devoted to Her Spouse TT and Would Never Destroy Her Family By Leaving the Country ............... 11 2. A Number of Ms. Maxwell’s Family and Friends, and the Security Company Protecting Her, Are Prepared to Sign Significant Bonds 2.0.0.0... cece ccc cceceeeeeenseceseeeceeeeseeenseenecesseeesssensetseeeenes 13 B. Ms. Maxwell Has Provided a Thorough Review of Her Finances for the Past Five Years .........cccccccccesccesccscesseeseeeseceseceeecaeeseeesecseceaeeseesaeeseeeeenaeenseeneeeseeneees 15 C. Ms. Maxwell Was Not Hiding from the Government Before Her Arrest....... 18 1. Ms. Maxwell Was Trying to Protect Herself Po from a Media Frenzy and from Physical Threats 00.00.00... ccccccccceeeseeeteeeees 18 2. Ms. Maxwell’s Counsel Was in Regular Contact with the Government Prior to Her Arrest ............eccccceccceeseeeeceeeeseeeeecaeeeeeeeeeeenaes 22 3. Ms. Maxwell Did Not Try to Avoid Arrest, Nor Was She “Good At? Hiding... ccc cece ccc ceeceeeee cscs cu eeeesecesseecssecasesssesenseecesenseesseeenseeesees 23 D. Ms. Maxwell Has Waived Her Extradition Rights and Could Not Seek Refuge in the United Kingdom or France ............ccecccecccecceceseeeseteneceeseeeseessneeses 2 E. The Discovery Contains No Meaningful Documentary Corroboration of the Government's Allegations Against Ms. Maxwell ...............cccccceeeeeeeeees 30 F. The Proposed Bail Package Is Expansive and Far Exceeds What Is Necessary to Reasonably Assure Ms. Maxwell’s Presence in Court.............. 34 DOJ-OGR-00001974