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This legal document argues that Ghislaine Maxwell is not a flight risk and should be granted release. It asserts that despite the government's claim of her 'frequent international travel', she has not left the United States since Jeffrey Epstein's arrest and subsequent death in August 2019. The document highlights that she remained in the country and maintained contact with prosecutors even as media scrutiny and the risk of her own prosecution intensified, actions which it claims weigh heavily in favor of her release.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein |
Mentioned in relation to his legal cases, arrest, death, and victims of his abuse.
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| Ms. Maxwell |
The subject of the document, arguing she is not a flight risk because she remained in the US after Epstein's death an...
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| Friedman |
Mentioned in a case citation, 'United States v. Friedman'.
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| Jeffrey Epstein |
Mentioned in footnote article titles related to his suicide and alleged crimes.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | British socialite 'fixer' |
Full name mentioned in footnote article titles, described as Epstein's 'fixer' and accused of helping him groom girls.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District of New York | government agency |
Jurisdiction for cases related to Epstein and location of the prosecutors Ms. Maxwell contacted.
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| Daily Mail | company |
News organization cited in a footnote for an article about Ghislaine Maxwell.
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| The Guardian | company |
News organization cited in a footnote for an article about Ghislaine Maxwell.
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| NBC News | company |
News organization cited in a footnote for an article about Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Timeline (6 events)
2019-07-07
Ms. Maxwell reached out to prosecutors in the Southern District of New York through counsel.
Southern District of New York
2019-08-10
The Daily Mail published an article titled 'Spotlight turns on Jeffrey Epstein’s British socialite ‘fixer’ Ghislaine Maxwell after his suicide – but will she be prosecuted?'.
2019-08-12
The Guardian published an article titled 'Ghislaine Maxwell: the woman accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein groom girls'.
2019-08-12
NBC News published an article titled 'British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in spotlight after Epstein’s apparent suicide'.
Locations (2)
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Location of legal cases and prosecutors related to Epstein.
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Country where Ms. Maxwell remained after Epstein's arrest and death.
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Relationships (1)
The document discusses Ms. Maxwell's connection to Epstein's cases, and a footnote cites an article calling her his 'fixer' and accusing her of helping him 'groom girls'.
Key Quotes (1)
"frequent international travel"Source
— The government
(Describing an assertion made by the government in a memorandum (Gov. Mem. at 6) about Ms. Maxwell's travel in the last three years.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 18 Filed 07/10/20 Page 17 of 26
cases related to Epstein in the Southern District of New York and has sat for depositions in
those cases. Similarly, throughout the course of the criminal investigation of this case,
which has been publicly reported on for nearly a year, Ms. Maxwell has remained in the
United States. Indeed, on July 7, 2019, the day after Epstein’s arrest, Ms. Maxwell reached
out to the prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, through counsel, and
maintained regular contact with them right up to the point of her arrest.
The government’s broad assertion that Ms. Maxwell has engaged in “frequent
international travel” in the last three years (Gov. Mem. at 6) obscures the critical point: she
has not left the country even once since Epstein’s arrest. Ms. Maxwell’s decision to remain
in the United States after Epstein’s arrest and subsequent death in August 2019 is
particularly significant because any incentive she may have had to flee would have been
even more acute at that time. Within days of Epstein’s death, a steady stream of press
articles began turning the public’s attention to Ms. Maxwell—wrongly substituting her for
Epstein—and speculating that she had become the prime target of the government’s
investigation.⁹ Adding even more fuel to this fire, several of the women claiming to be
victims of Epstein’s abuse began publicly calling for her immediate arrest and prosecution.
Despite the increasing risk of being criminally charged, and the media firestorm that was
redirected toward her after Epstein’s death, and despite having ample opportunity to leave
the country, Ms. Maxwell stayed in the United States for almost an entire year until she was
arrested. These actions weigh heavily in favor of release. See United States v. Friedman,
those cases. Similarly, throughout the course of the criminal investigation of this case,
which has been publicly reported on for nearly a year, Ms. Maxwell has remained in the
United States. Indeed, on July 7, 2019, the day after Epstein’s arrest, Ms. Maxwell reached
out to the prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, through counsel, and
maintained regular contact with them right up to the point of her arrest.
The government’s broad assertion that Ms. Maxwell has engaged in “frequent
international travel” in the last three years (Gov. Mem. at 6) obscures the critical point: she
has not left the country even once since Epstein’s arrest. Ms. Maxwell’s decision to remain
in the United States after Epstein’s arrest and subsequent death in August 2019 is
particularly significant because any incentive she may have had to flee would have been
even more acute at that time. Within days of Epstein’s death, a steady stream of press
articles began turning the public’s attention to Ms. Maxwell—wrongly substituting her for
Epstein—and speculating that she had become the prime target of the government’s
investigation.⁹ Adding even more fuel to this fire, several of the women claiming to be
victims of Epstein’s abuse began publicly calling for her immediate arrest and prosecution.
Despite the increasing risk of being criminally charged, and the media firestorm that was
redirected toward her after Epstein’s death, and despite having ample opportunity to leave
the country, Ms. Maxwell stayed in the United States for almost an entire year until she was
arrested. These actions weigh heavily in favor of release. See United States v. Friedman,
⁹ See, e.g., Spotlight turns on Jeffrey Epstein’s British socialite ‘fixer’ Ghislaine Maxwell after his suicide – but will
she be prosecuted?, Daily Mail (Aug. 10, 2019), https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7344765/Spotlight-turns-
Jeffrey-Epsteins-fixer-Ghislaine-Maxwell-suicide.html; Ghislaine Maxwell: the woman accused of helping Jeffrey
Epstein groom girls, The Guardian (Aug. 12, 2019), https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/ghislaine-
maxwell-woman-accused-jeffrey-epstein-groom-girls; British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in spotlight after
Epstein’s apparent suicide, NBC News (Aug. 12, 2019), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/british-socialite-
ghislaine-maxwell-spotlight-after-epstein-s-apparent-suicide-n1041111.
she be prosecuted?, Daily Mail (Aug. 10, 2019), https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7344765/Spotlight-turns-
Jeffrey-Epsteins-fixer-Ghislaine-Maxwell-suicide.html; Ghislaine Maxwell: the woman accused of helping Jeffrey
Epstein groom girls, The Guardian (Aug. 12, 2019), https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/ghislaine-
maxwell-woman-accused-jeffrey-epstein-groom-girls; British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in spotlight after
Epstein’s apparent suicide, NBC News (Aug. 12, 2019), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/british-socialite-
ghislaine-maxwell-spotlight-after-epstein-s-apparent-suicide-n1041111.
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