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Summary
This legal document, dated July 21, 2020, is a filing on behalf of Ms. Maxwell arguing that recent public statements by the government have been prejudicial to her right to a fair trial. It specifically cites a press conference held by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss on July 2, 2020, following Maxwell's arrest, quoting her statements from the New York Law Journal and the Washington Post as evidence of improper commentary on Maxwell's credibility and guilt.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alison J. Nathan | The Honorable |
The document is addressed to 'The Honorable Alison J. Nathan'.
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
The subject of the legal filing, who was arrested and is being discussed in public statements by the government.
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| Audrey Strauss | Acting U.S. Attorney |
Held a press conference after Ms. Maxwell's arrest and made public statements about the case, which are quoted in the...
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| Epstein | Associate of Ms. Maxwell |
Mentioned as a co-conspirator with Ms. Maxwell in the alleged crimes.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Government | government agency |
Refers to the U.S. Government, which is prosecuting Ms. Maxwell. The document alleges its agents made prejudicial pub...
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| New York Law Journal | media/publication |
A publication cited as the source for a quote from Audrey Strauss.
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| Washington Post | media/publication |
A publication cited as the source for quotes from Audrey Strauss.
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Timeline (2 events)
2020-07-02
Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss held a press conference following Ms. Maxwell's arrest.
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Ms. Maxwell's residence where she was arrested.
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The jurisdiction where Audrey Strauss is the acting U.S. attorney.
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Relationships (2)
The document quotes Audrey Strauss stating that Maxwell and Epstein set a 'trap' for minor girls and that Maxwell helped Epstein 'identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse'.
Strauss is the Acting U.S. Attorney prosecuting Maxwell's case. This document is a filing on behalf of Maxwell arguing that Strauss's public statements are prejudicial.
Key Quotes (5)
"Maxwell lied because the truth, as alleged, was almost unspeakable,"Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted from a press conference as reported by the New York Law Journal.)
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"Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to trust her and then delivered them into the trap that that she and Epstein had set for them. She pretended to be a woman they could trust, all the while she was setting them up to be sexually abused by Epstein and, in some cases, by Maxwell herself."Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted from a press conference as reported by the New York Law Journal.)
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Quote #2
"was almost unspeakable."Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted from a deposition as reported by the Washington Post, referring to the truth.)
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Quote #3
"the prequel"Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted by the Washington Post, describing the sex abuse in the Maxwell case in relation to the charges against Epstein.)
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Quote #4
"Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse’ … ‘In some cases Maxwell participated in the abuse itself."Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted as reported in the Washington Post.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 27 Filed 07/21/20 Page 3 of 7
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
July 21, 2020
Page 3
July 21, 2020
Page 3
Recent Prejudicial Public Statements by the Government, its Agents and Counsel to Prospective Witnesses
Recent public statements by the Government, its agents and counsel for prospective witnesses have included presumptively prejudicial information.
On July 2, 2020 Ms. Maxwell was arrested without notice to her lawyers who had been in active communication with the Government for one year. Because plain vanilla surrenders lack the fanfare and attendant media coverage afforded to secret, armed, raids at dawn, the Government chose to invade Ms. Maxwell’s New Hampshire residence, arrest her, and stage a media presentation that included numerous statements that prejudice Ms. Maxwell’s right to a fair trial.
Immediately following Ms. Maxwell’s arrest, Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss held a press conference in which she commented on Ms. Maxwell’s credibility and her incorrect opinions concerning “guilt or innocence or as to the merits of the case or the evidence in the case” in violation of Local Rule 23.1(d)(1), (4) and (7):
Per the New York Law Journal:
‘Maxwell lied because the truth, as alleged, was almost unspeakable,’ Strauss said at a press conference announcing the charges. ‘Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to trust her and then delivered them into the trap that that she and Epstein had set for them. She pretended to be a woman they could trust, all the while she was setting them up to be sexually abused by Epstein and, in some cases, by Maxwell herself.’¹
As reported in the Washington Post,
Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, said the socialite told that lie and others in deposition because the truth ‘was almost unspeakable.’
Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss called the sex abuse described in the Maxwell case ‘the prequel’ to the charges they lodged against Epstein….
Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse’ … ‘In some cases Maxwell participated in the abuse itself.’²
¹ https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2020/07/02/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-in-connection-with-jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-ring/?slreturn=20200614124921
² https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-jeffrey-epstein/2020/07/02/20c74502-bc69-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
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