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This legal document is a page from a court filing, likely a judicial opinion, concerning a bail motion for a defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell. The Court reaffirms its conclusion that the defendant is a flight risk due to her substantial international ties, multiple foreign citizenships (including French), and connections abroad. The document analyzes the defendant's offer to waive extradition rights from France and the UK, noting that the legal weight of such waivers is contested, particularly in light of a letter from the French Ministry of Justice stating that French law "absolutely prohibits" the extradition of its nationals.
People (1)
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned by name in a quote from one of her own experts regarding the likelihood of extradition. Referred to as 'the...
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| The Court | Judicial body |
Mentioned as the body making conclusions about the Defendant's bail motion and flight risk.
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| Government | Government agency |
The prosecuting party in the case, which opposes the Defendant's motion and points out the contested legal weight of ...
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| French Ministry of Justice | Government agency |
Indicated in a letter that the French Code of Criminal Procedure “absolutely prohibits” the extradition of a French n...
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The country where the legal proceedings are taking place and from which an extradition request would be made.
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A country where the Defendant holds citizenship, could potentially flee, and from which her extradition is discussed.
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A country from which the Defendant offers to waive her right to extradition.
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The document describes the Government opposing the Defendant's (Ghislaine Maxwell's) motion for bail.
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"absolutely prohibits"Source
— French Ministry of Justice
(Describing how the French Code of Criminal Procedure treats the extradition of a French national, as stated in a letter.)
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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 an expert report (Def. Mot., Ex. U at 2) using probabilistic language about the possibility of extradition being blocked, which the Court notes is not absolute.)
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Case 20-cr-700330-AJN Document 108-2 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
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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