Public Corruption Unit¶
Short Form Updates October 2, 2020¶
A. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN CASES¶
US v. Ghislaine Maxwell, USAO 2018R01618 (AUSAs¶
: On August 10, Epstein committed suicide at the MCC. The investigation into Epstein’s co-conspirators continues. In particular, we have developed considerable evidence regarding the involvement of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, in grooming multiple underage victims for sexual abuse by Epstein in the 1990s and for participating in some of the abuse, as well as one of Epstein’s assistants, who participated in scheduling massages, setting up the massage room, photographing victims, and paying victims in the early to mid 2000’s. On June 29, 2020 a grand jury returned a six count indictment charging Maxwell for her role in facilitating Epstein’s abuse of minor girls. Maxwell was arrested on July 2 at a residence in New Hampshire and has been detained since. The team made an initial discovery production on or about August 21, 2020, and is working on a second discovery production of electronic materials in the coming month. The team is also working with the USAO-SDFL to review certain materials in their files for Brady or Giglio material. Additionally, the team is in the process of reaching out to counsel for to begin initial discussions about the possibility of a felony disposition. We are also continuing to pursue a potential interview with Prince Andrew, and after his counsel declined to make him available for a voluntary interview.¶
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