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A letter dated December 3, 2020, from Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss (SDNY) to the Legal Department of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. The letter encloses discovery materials pertinent to the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (20 Cr. 330) and requests that inmate Ghislaine Maxwell (ID 02879-509) be allowed access to these materials. The names of the specific Assistant United States Attorneys signing the document are redacted.

This document is an email dated October 2, 2020, from an Assistant United States Attorney (SDNY) to a recipient at the MDC. The email notifies the recipient that a hard drive containing new discovery materials for Ghislaine Maxwell has been sent via FedEx. The sender explicitly requests that the recipient ensure the drive reaches Maxwell immediately upon arrival, noting that her defense attorneys have been complaining about delays in the delivery of these materials.

This document is a page from a court transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing hearing. The judge discusses the difficult conditions at the MDC during the pandemic, acknowledging they were harsh for all inmates, and notes Maxwell's specific security risks as a high-profile sex offender. However, the judge explicitly rejects the defense's argument that Maxwell was singled out for uniquely harsh treatment compared to other inmates.