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This legal document is a court filing arguing against the defendant's, Ghislaine Maxwell's, renewed motion for bail. The prosecution asserts that her substantial international ties, multiple foreign citizenships (including French), and connections abroad make her a significant flight risk. The document contends that her offer to waive extradition rights from France and the UK is legally contested, citing a letter from the French Ministry of Justice and the probabilistic language used by her own experts, which does not eliminate the risk of her successfully blocking extradition.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned by name at the end of a quote from one of her own experts. Referred to as 'the Defendant' throughout the do...
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Court | Government agency |
Mentioned as the judicial body observing the defendant's connections and making conclusions regarding her bail motion.
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| The Government | Government agency |
Mentioned as the party opposing the defendant's motion, pointing out the contested legal weight of extradition waivers.
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| The French Ministry of Justice | Government agency |
Cited as indicating in a letter that the French Code of Criminal Procedure prohibits the extradition of a French nati...
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Timeline (2 events)
Defendant's renewed motion for bail is being considered by the Court.
United States
The Government argues against the defendant's bail motion, citing her flight risk due to international ties and the contested legality of her proposed extradition waivers.
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The Government
The Defendant (Ghislaine Maxwell)
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Mentioned as the location of the legal proceedings and where the Defendant has some family and personal connections.
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Mentioned as a country the Defendant could flee to due to her French citizenship, and from which her extradition is d...
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Mentioned as a country from which the Defendant offers to waive her right to extradition.
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Relationships (1)
The document details the legal arguments between the Defendant (Ghislaine Maxwell) and the Government before the Court regarding her motion for bail.
Key Quotes (2)
"absolutely prohibits"Source
— The French Ministry of Justice (via the French Code of Criminal Procedure)
(Quoted from a letter from the French Ministry of Justice regarding the extradition of a French national.)
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"On the basis of the information currently known, it is highly unlikely that Ghislaine Maxwell would be able"Source
— Defendant's expert
(A quote from one of the Defendant's expert reports (Def. Mot., Ex. U at 2) using probabilistic language about the possibility of blocking extradition.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 106 Filed 12/30/20 Page 11 of 22
COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Id. at 83:21–83:25. The Court also observed that the
Defendant had family and personal connections to the United States but concluded that the
absence of any dependents, significant family ties, or employment in the United States also
supported the conclusion that flight would not pose an insurmountable burden for her. Id. at
84:4–84:9. While the Defendant’s renewed motion for bail addresses some of these factors, it
does not alter the Court’s conclusion.
The first few considerations remain relatively unchanged. The Defendant continues to
have substantial international ties and multiple foreign citizenships, and she continues to have
familial and personal connections abroad. None of the evidence presented in support of the
present motion fundamentally alters those conclusions. To address the Court’s concern that the
Defendant’s French citizenship presented the opportunity that she could flee to France and that
she would be able to resist extradition on that basis, see Tr. at 83:18–83:20, the Defendant now
offers to waive her right to extradition from both the United Kingdom and France, along with
expert opinions reports claiming that such waivers would likely make it possible to resist an
extradition request from the United States to either country. See Def. Mot., Exs. T, U, V. As the
Government points out in its brief, however, the legal weight of the waivers is, at best, contested.
The French Ministry of Justice, for instance, indicated in a letter submitted in conjunction to the
Government’s opposition that the French Code of Criminal Procedure “absolutely prohibits” the
extradition of a French national. See Gov’t Opp’n, Ex. B. And while the Defendant’s own
expert attempts to rebut the Ministry of Justice’s letter, see Def. Reply, Ex. A, even the
Defendant’s own experts use probabilistic, rather than absolute, language, leaving open the
possibility that extradition would be blocked. See, e.g., Def. Mot., Ex. U at 2 (“On the basis of
the information currently known, it is highly unlikely that Ghislaine Maxwell would be able
Defendant had family and personal connections to the United States but concluded that the
absence of any dependents, significant family ties, or employment in the United States also
supported the conclusion that flight would not pose an insurmountable burden for her. Id. at
84:4–84:9. While the Defendant’s renewed motion for bail addresses some of these factors, it
does not alter the Court’s conclusion.
The first few considerations remain relatively unchanged. The Defendant continues to
have substantial international ties and multiple foreign citizenships, and she continues to have
familial and personal connections abroad. None of the evidence presented in support of the
present motion fundamentally alters those conclusions. To address the Court’s concern that the
Defendant’s French citizenship presented the opportunity that she could flee to France and that
she would be able to resist extradition on that basis, see Tr. at 83:18–83:20, the Defendant now
offers to waive her right to extradition from both the United Kingdom and France, along with
expert opinions reports claiming that such waivers would likely make it possible to resist an
extradition request from the United States to either country. See Def. Mot., Exs. T, U, V. As the
Government points out in its brief, however, the legal weight of the waivers is, at best, contested.
The French Ministry of Justice, for instance, indicated in a letter submitted in conjunction to the
Government’s opposition that the French Code of Criminal Procedure “absolutely prohibits” the
extradition of a French national. See Gov’t Opp’n, Ex. B. And while the Defendant’s own
expert attempts to rebut the Ministry of Justice’s letter, see Def. Reply, Ex. A, even the
Defendant’s own experts use probabilistic, rather than absolute, language, leaving open the
possibility that extradition would be blocked. See, e.g., Def. Mot., Ex. U at 2 (“On the basis of
the information currently known, it is highly unlikely that Ghislaine Maxwell would be able
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