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This is page 4 of a legal opinion (Case 22-1426) affirming the conviction and sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell. The court holds that Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement in Florida does not protect Maxwell from prosecution in New York, affirms that the indictment complied with the statute of limitations, and denies that a juror's erroneous answers during voir dire warranted a new trial. The document notes Maxwell was fined a total of $750,000.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Ghislaine Maxwell Defendant/Appellant
Subject of the appeal regarding her prosecution, sentencing, and jury trial.
Jeffrey Epstein Associate/Deceased
Mentioned regarding his Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and whether it covered Maxwell.
Unnamed Juror Juror
Mentioned in relation to 'erroneous answers during voir dire' which was the basis for a Rule 33 motion.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida
Entered into the NPA with Jeffrey Epstein (USAO-SDFL).
United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Prosecuted Maxwell; court held they were not bound by the Florida NPA (USAO-SDNY).
District Court
The lower court that sentenced Maxwell and denied her motion for a new trial.

Timeline (2 events)

09/12/2024
Document filing date as per header.
Appellate Court
March 29, 2021
Maxwell’s second superseding indictment.
New York
Ghislaine Maxwell USAO-SDNY

Locations (2)

Location Context
Jurisdiction of the USAO that signed Epstein's NPA.
Jurisdiction of the USAO that prosecuted Maxwell.

Relationships (2)

Jeffrey Epstein Legal/Criminal Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell argued Epstein's NPA should bar her prosecution.
Jeffrey Epstein Legal Agreement USAO-SDFL
Epstein’s Non-Prosecution Agreement (“NPA”) with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.

Key Quotes (3)

"We hold that Epstein’s NPA did not bar Maxwell’s prosecution by USAO-SDNY as the NPA does not bind USAO-SDNY."
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"The District Court also imposed a fine of $250,000 on each count for a total of $750,000."
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"We further hold that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Maxwell’s Rule 33 motion for a new trial based on one juror’s erroneous answers during voir dire."
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Case 22-1426, Document 109-1, 09/12/2024, 3683889, Page 4 of 26
of three years, three years, and five years, respectively. The District
Court also imposed a fine of $250,000 on each count for a total of
$750,000.
On appeal, the questions presented are (1) whether Jeffrey
Epstein’s Non-Prosecution Agreement (“NPA”) with the United States
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (“USAO-SDFL”)
barred Maxwell’s prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office
for the Southern District of New York (“USAO-SDNY”); (2) whether
Maxwell’s second superseding indictment of March 29, 2021 (the
“Indictment”) complied with the statute of limitations; (3) whether the
District Court abused its discretion in denying Maxwell’s Rule 33
motion for a new trial based on the claimed violation of her Sixth
Amendment right to a fair and impartial jury; (4) whether the District
Court’s response to a jury note resulted in a constructive amendment
of, or prejudicial variance from, the allegations in the Indictment; and
(5) whether Maxwell’s sentence was procedurally reasonable.
We hold that Epstein’s NPA did not bar Maxwell’s prosecution
by USAO-SDNY as the NPA does not bind USAO-SDNY. We hold
that Maxwell’s Indictment complied with the statute of limitations as
18 U.S.C. § 3283 extended the time to bring charges of sexual abuse for
offenses committed before the date of the statute’s enactment. We
further hold that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in
denying Maxwell’s Rule 33 motion for a new trial based on one juror’s
erroneous answers during voir dire. We also hold that the District
Court’s response to a jury note did not result in a constructive
amendment of, or prejudicial variance from, the allegations in the
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