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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 259 Filed 04/30/21 Page1lof2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED 80 29% Street Brooklyn, New York 11232 Doc # DATE FILED: 4/30/21 April 29, 2021 BY ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: This letter is written in response to your April 28, 2021, Order seeking the following information regarding an alleged incident involving Ghislaine Maxwell, Register No. 02879-509, at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York (MDC Brooklyn) on April 24, 2021: 1. An inventory of the items seized from Ms. Maxwell in the incident that occurred on April 24, 2021 shall be provided by email to defense counsel only; 2. A representation indicating whether any of the seized materials were duplicated in any fashion and what investigation was undertaken in order to determine this information; a. A representation indicating whether Ms. Maxwell is permitted to bring confidential legal materials to in-person meetings with defense counsel without those materials being seized; and b. What steps have been or will be taken to ensure the confidentiality of Ms. Maxwell’s lawyer-client communications. At no point during or after Ms. Maxwell’s April 24, 2021, legal visit were any materials seized and retained by MDC Brooklyn staff. Those materials that defense counsel gave to Ms. Maxwell contrary to MDC Brooklyn’s legal visit procedures were confiscated by staff and return Page 1 of 2 DOJ-OGR-00004061