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This page from a legal filing dated July 21, 2020, addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan, argues that government officials (Ms. Strauss and FBI Agent William Sweeney) and private attorneys (David Boies, Sigrid McCawley, and Bradley Edwards) made prohibited, prejudicial public statements regarding Ghislaine Maxwell. The document cites specific quotes comparing Maxwell to a 'snake' and 'villain,' as well as speculation about her potential cooperation with prosecutors to implicate other 'wealthy and influential people.' The filing asserts these comments violate Local Rule 23.1.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alison J. Nathan | Judge |
Addressee of the document (The Honorable)
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| Ms. Strauss | Government Official/Prosecutor |
Criticized for presenting statements as fact during a press conference
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| William Sweeney | FBI Special Agent |
Criticized for calling Maxwell a 'villain' and comparing her to a snake
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Subject of the prejudicial statements regarding her arrest and character
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| David Boies | Attorney |
New York attorney representing witnesses; criticized for making prejudicial statements to the press
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| Sigrid McCawley | Attorney |
Partner of David Boies; criticized for public statements regarding Maxwell
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased Financier |
Mentioned in context of his organization and dealings with influential people
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| Bradley Edwards | Attorney |
Represents witnesses; criticized for statements identifying Maxwell as the main facilitator
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| FBI |
Employer of Special Agent William Sweeney
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| Washington Post |
Media outlet that reported David Boies' comments
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| The Government |
Referenced as the entity offering opinions on guilt
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| District Court |
Referenced regarding Local Rules
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Timeline (1 events)
July 2020
Press conference regarding charges against Ghislaine Maxwell
New York (implied)
Locations (2)
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Location where Maxwell was arrested; described as a 'gorgeous property' and 'garden'
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Jurisdiction of attorney David Boies and the referenced press conference
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Relationships (2)
Text refers to 'New York attorney David Boies and his partner Sigrid McCawley'
Edwards quote: 'orchestrated for Jeffrey Epstein’s personal sexual satisfaction... there was a main facilitator... it was Ghislaine.'
Key Quotes (5)
"FBI Special Agent William Sweeney went even further, calling Ms. Maxwell 'one of the villains in this investigation' and compared her to a snake that 'slithered away to a gorgeous property in New Hampshire.'"Source
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"Boies said he thinks Maxwell will be 'under tremendous pressure to cooperate' as she looks for ways to shave time off what may be a significant prison sentence."Source
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"Maxwell could potentially help prosecutors shed light on Epstein’s dealings with other wealthy and influential people who may have had encounters with underaged victims... 'There were a lot of people with a lot of public stature who were involved with Epstein.'"Source
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"The pain [Maxwell] has caused will never go away but today is a step toward healing."Source
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"The reality of how this organization worked was that 99.9% of it was orchestrated for Jeffrey Epstein’s personal sexual satisfaction. So to the degree that um there was a main facilitator that started the whole thing, it was Ghislaine."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 24 Filed 07/21/20 Page 4 of 7
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
July 21, 2020
Page 4
July 21, 2020
Page 4
Although Ms. Strauss sprinkled her comments with the phrase “as alleged,” she presented certain of her statements as fact.³ Regardless, after Ms. Strauss’s remarks, FBI Special Agent William Sweeney went even further, calling Ms. Maxwell “one of the villains in this investigation” and compared her to a snake that “slithered away to a gorgeous property in New Hampshire.” Thus, Mr. Sweeney offers the Government’s, again flatly wrong, opinions about character and guilt while, at the same time, invoking a semi-biblical reference involving a snake slithering away to a garden in New Hampshire. These types of comments, which serve no compelling law enforcement or investigatory purpose, are prohibited by the local rules of this District.
New York attorney David Boies and his partner Sigrid McCawley, who represent several witnesses in this matter, have also made public and presumptively prejudicial statements in recent days, notwithstanding the fact that such conduct is prohibited by Local Rule 23.1, which applies to lawyers practicing in this District, generally, and lawyers for witnesses, specifically. See Rule 23.1(a) and (b).
As reported by the Washington Post, Mr. Boies expressed his views on the prohibited subject of “the possibility of a plea of guilty to the offense charged or a lesser offense” in violation of sections (d)(5) and (7) of the Rule:
Boies said he thinks Maxwell will be ‘under tremendous pressure to cooperate’ as she looks for ways to shave time off what may be a significant prison sentence. Maxwell could potentially help prosecutors shed light on Epstein’s dealings with other wealthy and influential people who may have had encounters with underaged victims, he said, adding ‘There were a lot of people with a lot of public stature who were involved with Epstein.’⁴
Ms. McCawley echoed Mr. Boies, saying that, “The pain [Maxwell] has caused will never go away but today is a step toward healing.” Id.
Bradley Edwards, another attorney representing witnesses in this matter made similar presumptively prejudicial statements following Ms. Maxwell’s arrest:⁵
‘The reality of how this organization worked was that 99.9% of it was orchestrated for Jeffrey Epstein’s personal sexual satisfaction. So to the degree that um there was a main facilitator that started the whole thing, it was Ghislaine.
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³ A purported transcript of the press conference is contained on the internet at https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/announcement-transcript-of-charges-against-ghislaine-maxwell-in-new-york-jeffrey-epstein-associate-arrested.
³ A purported transcript of the press conference is contained on the internet at https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/announcement-transcript-of-charges-against-ghislaine-maxwell-in-new-york-jeffrey-epstein-associate-arrested.
⁴ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-jeffrey-epstein/2020/07/02/20c74502-bc69-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
⁵ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDKHdzix2kQ
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