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This document is page 107 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on January 15, 2025. It features the cross-examination of a witness named Rocchio, focusing on the independence of their investigations and the specific instructions given by the lawyers who hire them. The questioning seeks to establish the boundaries of the witness's independence when hired by a specific party in litigation.
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| Rocchio | Witness |
Subject of cross-examination, answering questions regarding professional conduct and hiring practices for investigati...
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| Unidentified Attorney (Q) | Interrogator |
Conducting cross-examination of the witness regarding the nature of their employment by legal parties.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting agency listed in the footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (referenced in footer stamp DOJ-OGR).
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Discussion of being hired by parties in litigation to conduct evaluations.
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"I'm asked to do an independent investigation as it pertains to the specific question I'm being asked to answer in the course of my evaluation."Source
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"Have you ever had a lawyer who hired you just say, go out and do whatever you want to do, bill me however much you want to bill me, and then tell me what your findings are? Has that ever happened in your career? ... In that specific way, no."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 107 of 158 107
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Cross
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Cross
1 hired by a party in the litigation. Correct?
2 A. Or in a criminal matter, yes.
3 Q. Well, so that would either be the defendant or the
4 prosecutor, right?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. Which is a party in the litigation, correct?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. OK. And in a civil case, you're going to be either hired
9 by the plaintiff or the defendant's lawyer, correct?
10 A. Correct.
11 Q. Now, they don't tell you to go out and just do an
12 independent investigation on your own and then report back to
13 them, whoever hires you. True?
14 A. I -- I'm asked to do an independent investigation as it
15 pertains to the specific question I'm being asked to answer in
16 the course of my evaluation.
17 Q. Yes, I understand that. But whoever hires you gives you
18 material to review and then asks you a specific question based
19 on the material that that party has given you, correct?
20 A. Not necessarily, no.
21 Q. Have you ever had a lawyer who hired you just say, go out
22 and do whatever you want to do, bill me however much you want
23 to bill me, and then tell me what your findings are? Has that
24 ever happened in your career?
25 A. In that specific way, no.
2 A. Or in a criminal matter, yes.
3 Q. Well, so that would either be the defendant or the
4 prosecutor, right?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. Which is a party in the litigation, correct?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. OK. And in a civil case, you're going to be either hired
9 by the plaintiff or the defendant's lawyer, correct?
10 A. Correct.
11 Q. Now, they don't tell you to go out and just do an
12 independent investigation on your own and then report back to
13 them, whoever hires you. True?
14 A. I -- I'm asked to do an independent investigation as it
15 pertains to the specific question I'm being asked to answer in
16 the course of my evaluation.
17 Q. Yes, I understand that. But whoever hires you gives you
18 material to review and then asks you a specific question based
19 on the material that that party has given you, correct?
20 A. Not necessarily, no.
21 Q. Have you ever had a lawyer who hired you just say, go out
22 and do whatever you want to do, bill me however much you want
23 to bill me, and then tell me what your findings are? Has that
24 ever happened in your career?
25 A. In that specific way, no.
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