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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document465- Filed 11/15/21 Page 44 of 127 44 LB15MAX2 1 THE COURT: Anything further on that, Ms. Menninger? 2 MS. MENNINGER: didn't hear any reference to the 3 victim's compensation fund but there certainly was no 4 adjudication on the merits by a fund that Ms. Maxwell had no 5 party to the settlement. 6 THE COURT: Correct. 7 Same response, Ms. Moe? 8 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. And in fact, again, we 9 would only be eliciting information about that on direct 10 examination to front that issue for the jury in anticipation of 11 cross-examination along those lines. To the extent the defense 12 wishes not to cross-examine the victims about the victims 13 compensation program, we certainly agree not to address that at 14 all on direct examination. 15 THE COURT: I imagine the defense does anticipate 16 referring to civil settlements and the victims' compensation 17 fund as part of its cross of anticipated witnesses, correct? 18 MS. MENNINGER: That is correct, your Honor. 19 THE COURT: So the government can front those issues 20 to take out the sting. To the extent there is any 21 imolication -- it would not be remitted to make any implication 22 as to what those settlements or receiving of funds would mean 23 as to the issues relevant here. The only issue relevant here, 24 as see it, goes to incentive for bias and credibility issues. 25 MS. MENNINGER: t just depends on what the witness SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212%) 805-0220 DOJ-OGR-00007095