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Type: Court filing (sentencing memorandum/legal brief)
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This document is Page 27 of a court filing (Document 670) in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on June 22, 2022. It contains legal arguments regarding sentencing guidelines, specifically the 'otherwise extensive' prong of criminal organization. The text cites Second Circuit precedents (*Carrozzella* and *Rubenstein*) to argue that a defendant does not need to supervise another *knowing* participant to qualify for an enhancement, drawing a parallel to a 'right-hand man' scenario involving unknowing participants.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Defendant Subject of sentencing
Referred to in the legal argument regarding supervision of knowing vs. unknowing participants (Implicitly Ghislaine M...
Carrozzella Case Law Subject
Defendant in cited case United States v. Carrozzella, used to define 'otherwise extensive' criminal schemes.
Rubenstein Case Law Subject
Defendant in cited case United States v. Rubenstein, used as precedent for schemes involving a 'right-hand man'.

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2d Cir.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (cited authority).
DOJ
Department of Justice (indicated in Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00010562).

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Defendant Supervisory/Organizational Knowing/Unknowing Participants
Legal argument discusses the defendant organizing or leading participants with specific criminal intent.
Rubenstein Defendant 1 Co-conspirator Rubenstein Defendant 2
Cited as 'one serving as a right-hand man to the other'.

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"Specifically, when evaluating whether the 'otherwise extensive' prong applies, the sentencing court must consider '(i) the number of knowing participants; (ii) the number of unknowing participants whose activities were organized or led by the defendant with specific criminal intent...'"
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"the Circuit emphasized distinguishing between service providers, such as taxi drivers, from individuals who function more like knowing participants who receive direction from a defendant 'with the specific intent' to further the criminal activity."
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"Of particular note, the Rubenstein case applied the 'otherwise extensive' enhancement where the two knowing participants worked together, with one serving as a 'right-hand man' to the other, while they organized 'as many as seven participants who were unknowing,' who worked under the"
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