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Summary
A transcript from an April 2021 court hearing where defense attorney Mr. Cohen argues for the release of his client (implied to be Ghislaine Maxwell) on bail. Cohen cites the Bail Reform Act, the difficulty of preparing a defense during the COVID crisis while in custody, and explicitly argues that his client is 'not Jeffrey Epstein' and is being unfairly portrayed by the government and media as a 'sinister person.'
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Cohen | Defense Attorney |
Speaking to the court, arguing for his client's release on bail.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the proceeding.
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| Ms. Moe | Prosecutor/Government Attorney |
Addressed by the court immediately before Mr. Cohen speaks.
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| The Client | Defendant |
Subject of the bail hearing; described as female ('she') and explicitly distinguished from Jeffrey Epstein. Implies G...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased Financier/Offender |
Mentioned by the defense attorney to distinguish his client from him ('our client is not Jeffrey Epstein').
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| The Government |
Opposing party in the case.
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| DOJ |
Implied by footer code DOJ-OGR.
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Locations (1)
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Implied by the court reporter's name (likely SDNY).
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Relationships (2)
Refers to 'my client' and 'our client'.
Defense explicitly states 'our client is not Jeffrey Epstein'.
Key Quotes (4)
"our client is not Jeffrey Epstein"Source
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"she ought to be released on a bail package with strict conditions"Source
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"portray her before the court as a ruthless, aimless, sinister person"Source
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"preparing a defense with our client while she is in custody under these conditions is just not realistic"Source
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Case 21-770, Document 20-2, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page105 of 200 42
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1 THE COURT: Thank you, Ms. Moe.
2 Mr. Cohen, you may proceed.
3 MR. COHEN: Thank you, your Honor. Thank you very
4 much for the opportunity to be heard and also for accommodating
5 us with regard to the briefing schedule. We appreciate that,
6 your Honor.
7 Your Honor, this is a very important proceeding for my
8 client. It is critical and we submit, as we laid out in our
9 papers, that under the Bail Reform Act and related case law,
10 none of which, by the way, was discussed in the government's
11 presentation, she is -- she ought to be released on a bail
12 package with strict conditions, your Honor.
13 And, frankly, in order to defend a case like this
14 during the COVID crisis, with the extent of discovery which was
15 discussed earlier in the proceeding, that's going to take the
16 government until November to produce to us, the notion of
17 preparing a defense with our client while she is in custody
18 under these conditions is just not realistic.
19 I would also like to take a moment, your Honor, to
20 address a few things. As we noted in our papers, our client is
21 not Jeffrey Epstein, and she has been the target of essentially
22 endless media spin that apparently the government has picked up
23 in its reply brief and in its presentation today, trying to
24 portray her before the court as a ruthless, aimless, sinister
25 person.
2 Mr. Cohen, you may proceed.
3 MR. COHEN: Thank you, your Honor. Thank you very
4 much for the opportunity to be heard and also for accommodating
5 us with regard to the briefing schedule. We appreciate that,
6 your Honor.
7 Your Honor, this is a very important proceeding for my
8 client. It is critical and we submit, as we laid out in our
9 papers, that under the Bail Reform Act and related case law,
10 none of which, by the way, was discussed in the government's
11 presentation, she is -- she ought to be released on a bail
12 package with strict conditions, your Honor.
13 And, frankly, in order to defend a case like this
14 during the COVID crisis, with the extent of discovery which was
15 discussed earlier in the proceeding, that's going to take the
16 government until November to produce to us, the notion of
17 preparing a defense with our client while she is in custody
18 under these conditions is just not realistic.
19 I would also like to take a moment, your Honor, to
20 address a few things. As we noted in our papers, our client is
21 not Jeffrey Epstein, and she has been the target of essentially
22 endless media spin that apparently the government has picked up
23 in its reply brief and in its presentation today, trying to
24 portray her before the court as a ruthless, aimless, sinister
25 person.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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