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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 103 Filed 12/23/20 Page 2 of 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT o........cccccccccceccssceseeecsseceeeseeseesecaeeuecuacseesaceseeaeeasenesieeecnaseeesaseaeeaeens 1 ARGUMENT ..00..cccccccccccecceccsseeseseeseenecaesnecuesseenacsaesaccsesaecusesecussseesasesesaecseeaecaeesecsaseeesaseseeaeeasenseneens Z I. The Government Concedes that Its Case Relies Almost Exclusively on the Testimony of Three Witnesses ..........0.cccccecccccccecsscesseceseceseeecseeeseenseeenseecseeenseensetenseeesies 2 II. The Government Has Not Carried Its Burden.............eccececceccceee eens ceeeeeceeeeeeeeneeeseeneees 4 A. The Government Asks the Court to Ignore Ms. Maxwell’s Substantial Ties to the United States, Including Her Spouse Po eceeeceseeeesees 4 B. Ms. Maxwell Has Thoroughly Disclosed Her Finances and Pledged All of Her and Her Spouse’s Assets in Support of Her Bond .......0..0... eee 5 C. The Government’s Assertion that Ms. Maxwell Is “Adept” at Hiding and Therefore a Flight Risk Is Specious ............. ccc ecceecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneetneeeeeeeneneees 7 D. Refusal of Extradition from France or the United Kingdom Is Highly Unlikely ooo... ccec cece cece ee cee ese ceseceseeecseeenseseseeesseecseeesessecenseeessseneesseeenseeesiees 8 E. The Recent COVID Surge at MDC Further Justifies Bail... 10 CONCLUSION .......ceccceceecccceseeeeseeseseeneesesecueeaeecucesecaessesesaesaesecsessesecsevaeseesasecsesaeseeseraesecaeeaeeeeneeaees 10 i DOJ-OGR- 00002208