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Case 22-1426, Document 59, 02/28/2023, 3475902, Page19 of 113 STATEMENT OF THE CASE By a second superseding indictment, Indictment No.1:20-cr-00330 (AJN) (A114),’ filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 29, 2021, Defendant was charged with the following counts: (1) Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts (18 U.S.C. §2422 and §371); (2) Enticement of a Minor to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts (8 U.S.C. §2422 and §2); (3) Conspiracy to Transport Minors with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity (18 U.S.C. 2423(a) and §371); (4) Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity (18 U.S.C. §2423(a)); (5) Sex Trafficking Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. §1591(a) and (b) and § 371; (6) Sex Trafficking of a Minor in violation of Title 18 , United States Code , §§1591(a), ( b)(2), and 2); and two counts (7) and (8) Perjury (18 USC §1623).° Defendant proceeded to trial on Counts One through Six. Defendant was acquitted of Count Two and convicted on the remaining counts. Prior to sentencing, Defendant moved for a new trial pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 33 after a juror revealed that he had made materially false statements in voir dire by which he concealed that he was a child sexual assault victim. The * The original indictment against Ms. Maxwell, was filed on June 29, 2020, and the first superseding indictment, was filed on July 8, 2020. 3 The perjury counts were severed prior to trial and dismissed. DOJ-OGR-00021066