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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) filed on August 10, 2022. It details a discussion between the Judge and Prosecutor Ms. Moe regarding witness conduct, specifically whether witnesses were instructed not to confer with one another. Ms. Moe confirms it is standard practice to instruct witnesses not to speak to each other, and discloses a meeting 'last night' with a witness named Brian, who revealed he had spoken with another witness, Jane.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Moe | Government Attorney/Prosecutor |
Answering the Court's questions regarding witness instructions and a meeting with a witness named Brian.
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| The Court | Judge |
Questioning the prosecution about instructions given to witnesses regarding conferring with one another.
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| Brian | Witness |
Met with the government 'last night' and reported a conversation he had with Jane.
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| Jane | Witness |
Spoke to Brian; noted as being subject to recall and recross. (Likely a pseudonym for a victim/witness).
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government |
Referenced by The Court and represented by Ms. Moe.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer.
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| DOJ |
Implied by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00018604.
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Locations (1)
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Implied by the court reporter's name (Southern District of New York).
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Key Quotes (3)
"my understanding is that he understood the rules about that; and that we couldn't speak with her"Source
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"it's our practice -- and what we did in this case -- is to tell every witness that their memory should be their memories and they shouldn't be talking to other witnesses before the trial."Source
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"Last night we had a meeting with Brian. And he, unprompted, mentioned that he had heard from Jane that she"Source
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1 that she was potentially subject to recall and recross. And so
2 my understanding is that he understood the rules about that;
3 and that we couldn't speak with her; and that she was still a
4 trial witness subject to recall. I don't remember whether I
5 repeated, sort of, the ground rules about trial witnesses.
6 That's all I remember from that conversation, your Honor.
7 THE COURT: And did the government prior to trial
8 give -- was there any direction given on this issue -- since
9 this witness is being provided for prior consistent statements,
10 did the government give any direction either to the witnesses
11 or to their counsel that they ought not to confer in light of
12 the reason that the witness is being offered?
13 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor.
14 Off the top of my head, I can't point to a particular
15 date or a particular conversation; but it's our practice -- and
16 what we did in this case -- is to tell every witness that their
17 memory should be their memories and they shouldn't be talking
18 to other witnesses before the trial. So I'm confident we did
19 that in this case; I just can't remember a particular date of a
20 particular conversation, but we've been having those
21 conversations with all of our witnesses.
22 THE COURT: And how did the government learn about
23 this conversation?
24 MS. MOE: Last night we had a meeting with Brian. And
25 he, unprompted, mentioned that he had heard from Jane that she
2 my understanding is that he understood the rules about that;
3 and that we couldn't speak with her; and that she was still a
4 trial witness subject to recall. I don't remember whether I
5 repeated, sort of, the ground rules about trial witnesses.
6 That's all I remember from that conversation, your Honor.
7 THE COURT: And did the government prior to trial
8 give -- was there any direction given on this issue -- since
9 this witness is being provided for prior consistent statements,
10 did the government give any direction either to the witnesses
11 or to their counsel that they ought not to confer in light of
12 the reason that the witness is being offered?
13 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor.
14 Off the top of my head, I can't point to a particular
15 date or a particular conversation; but it's our practice -- and
16 what we did in this case -- is to tell every witness that their
17 memory should be their memories and they shouldn't be talking
18 to other witnesses before the trial. So I'm confident we did
19 that in this case; I just can't remember a particular date of a
20 particular conversation, but we've been having those
21 conversations with all of our witnesses.
22 THE COURT: And how did the government learn about
23 this conversation?
24 MS. MOE: Last night we had a meeting with Brian. And
25 he, unprompted, mentioned that he had heard from Jane that she
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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