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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript dated April 1, 2021, regarding the denial of bail for Ghislaine Maxwell. The court rules that she is a significant flight risk due to her foreign connections and ability to evade security. The judge dismisses the defense's comparisons to other high-profile cases (Esposito, Dreier, Madoff) as unpersuasive due to factual differences, and notes the defense's argument regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Subject of the bail hearing; denied release due to flight risk and foreign connections.
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| Esposito | Case Precedent |
Defendant in a cited case used by defense to argue for bail; court distinguished this case from Maxwell's.
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| Dreier | Case Precedent |
Defendant in a cited case used by defense to argue for bail.
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| Bernie Madoff | Case Precedent |
Defendant in a cited case; court noted Madoff had already been released on an agreed bail package, unlike Maxwell.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Produced the transcript.
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| The Court |
Making the ruling on the bail application.
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| Defense |
Maxwell's attorneys arguing for her release.
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| Government |
Objected to bail in cited cases and presumably in the current case.
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Timeline (1 events)
2021-04-01
Court ruling on bail application for Ghislaine Maxwell
Southern District of New York (implied by reporter name)
Relationships (1)
Defense cited these defendants as examples of high-profile cases granted bail; the court distinguished Maxwell from them.
Key Quotes (5)
"The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that no combination of conditions could reasonably assure her presence in court."Source
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"Ms. Maxwell possesses significant foreign connections."Source
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"The risks are simply too great."Source
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"Defense cites a number of cases, including Esposito, Dreier, and Madoff..."Source
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"Because of these crucial factual differences, the court finds the cases not on point and not persuasive."Source
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Case 21-770, Document 20-2, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page151 of 200 88
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1 start. Likewise, the possibility that Ms. Maxwell could evade
2 security guards or monitoring is a significant one.
3 The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
4 that no combination of conditions could reasonably assure her
5 presence in court. The risks are simply too great.
6 Defense cites a number of cases, including Esposito,
7 Dreier, and Madoff, as examples of serious and high-profile
8 prosecutions where the courts, over the government's objection,
9 granted bail to defendants with significant financial
10 resources. But unlike those defendants, Ms. Maxwell possesses
11 significant foreign connections.
12 This case is distinguishable for other reasons, as
13 well. For example, the risk of flight in Esposito appears to
14 have been based on the resources available to defendant, not
15 foreign connections or experience and a record of hiding from
16 being found.
17 In Madoff, the defendant had already been released on
18 a bail package agreed to by the parties for a considerable
19 period of time before the government sought detention. The
20 court there found there were no circumstances in the
21 intervening period showing that the defendant had become a
22 flight risk. Because of these crucial factual differences, the
23 court finds the cases not on point and not persuasive.
24 Finally, in arguing for release, the defense raises
25 the challenges and risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The
2 security guards or monitoring is a significant one.
3 The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
4 that no combination of conditions could reasonably assure her
5 presence in court. The risks are simply too great.
6 Defense cites a number of cases, including Esposito,
7 Dreier, and Madoff, as examples of serious and high-profile
8 prosecutions where the courts, over the government's objection,
9 granted bail to defendants with significant financial
10 resources. But unlike those defendants, Ms. Maxwell possesses
11 significant foreign connections.
12 This case is distinguishable for other reasons, as
13 well. For example, the risk of flight in Esposito appears to
14 have been based on the resources available to defendant, not
15 foreign connections or experience and a record of hiding from
16 being found.
17 In Madoff, the defendant had already been released on
18 a bail package agreed to by the parties for a considerable
19 period of time before the government sought detention. The
20 court there found there were no circumstances in the
21 intervening period showing that the defendant had become a
22 flight risk. Because of these crucial factual differences, the
23 court finds the cases not on point and not persuasive.
24 Finally, in arguing for release, the defense raises
25 the challenges and risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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