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This is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) filed on February 24, 2022. The witness, Ms. Brune (a defense attorney), is being questioned about her failure to inform the Court during jury selection that a Google search revealed a prospective juror (or person with a similar name), Catherine Conrad, was a suspended lawyer. Brune admits she did not ask for further research or alert the Court at that time.
People (3)
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| Brune | Witness / Attorney |
Being questioned about actions taken during jury selection (voir dire).
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| Catherine Conrad | Subject of inquiry |
A suspended lawyer whose name appeared in a Google search during jury selection.
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| The Court | Judge / Legal Authority |
The entity to whom Brune could have disclosed information.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Footer information.
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Source of information regarding Catherine Conrad.
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| DOJ |
Implied by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR.
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Implied by the court reporter's name (likely SDNY).
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Described by witness as a 'big metropolitan area'.
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Relationships (1)
Brune admits to seeing Google search results about a suspended lawyer named Catherine Conrad during jury selection.
Key Quotes (3)
"I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad."Source
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"If it's the same person, it's very significant information."Source
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"I did not ask anyone to do any further research."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 36 of 130
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C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct
1 A. Well, not necessarily all at once, but we certainly had
2 resources and I certainly did not ask that more be done
3 awaiting the answers from the prospective juror on voir dire.
4 Q. And you could have told the Court at that point, correct?
5 A. I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a
6 Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended
7 lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad.
8 Q. And you didn't do that?
9 A. I did not do that.
10 Q. Now you appreciated, it sounds to me just from what you
11 said, pretty instantly, that this is potentially significant
12 information, correct?
13 A. If it's the same person, it's very significant information.
14 I certainly appreciated that.
15 Q. No one -- you didn't require anyone to have to explain that
16 to you, correct?
17 A. No. I mean, we had a lot of Google-type information on a
18 lot of jurors and, you know, it's a big metropolitan area.
19 Some of that --
20 Q. Ms. Brune, I asked you a very specific question.
21 A. Can --
22 Q. You did not require anybody else to explain to you the
23 significance of that information. Is that true?
24 A. If that's your question, the answer is no, I did not ask
25 anyone to do any further research.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct
1 A. Well, not necessarily all at once, but we certainly had
2 resources and I certainly did not ask that more be done
3 awaiting the answers from the prospective juror on voir dire.
4 Q. And you could have told the Court at that point, correct?
5 A. I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a
6 Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended
7 lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad.
8 Q. And you didn't do that?
9 A. I did not do that.
10 Q. Now you appreciated, it sounds to me just from what you
11 said, pretty instantly, that this is potentially significant
12 information, correct?
13 A. If it's the same person, it's very significant information.
14 I certainly appreciated that.
15 Q. No one -- you didn't require anyone to have to explain that
16 to you, correct?
17 A. No. I mean, we had a lot of Google-type information on a
18 lot of jurors and, you know, it's a big metropolitan area.
19 Some of that --
20 Q. Ms. Brune, I asked you a very specific question.
21 A. Can --
22 Q. You did not require anybody else to explain to you the
23 significance of that information. Is that true?
24 A. If that's your question, the answer is no, I did not ask
25 anyone to do any further research.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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