Fact witness travel request for the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, August 2021

Fact Witness Travel Request (Domestic Witness Travel)¶

AUSA, see instructions below.¶

To: SDNY Victim/Witness Unit¶

Date: August 5, 2021¶

Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell¶

Court Docket No: 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)¶

USAO No: 2018R01618¶

Witness Name: .¶

Witness DOB:¶

(Name/DOB as printed here will be forwarded to travel agency and then to TSA and must exactly match the witness’s driver’s license or other travel ID or TSA will not permit the witness to fly.)¶

Witness Address:¶

Witness Needed to Appear in SDNY on Date: August 16, 2021¶

Witness Needed to Appear for:
Trial( )	Date:
Grand Jury( )	Date:
Trial Prep(X)	Date: August 16,2021 at 1 PM,and August 17,2021 at 10 AM

Estimated Dates Witness will Arrive:	August 15,2021(any time)
Depart:	August 17,2021(evening)

Is the person a Fact Witness and not an Expert Witness?	(Yes/No):	Yes
Current Federal Civilian or Military Employee?	(Yes/No):	No
Is the Witness Facing Criminal Charges?	(Yes/No):	No
Does the Witness Reside Outside the Continental United States?	(Yes/No):	No
Is this Witness a Victim-Witness?	(Yes/No):	No
Hotel Required?	(Yes/No):	Yes
Has the Witness advised you of any unusual travel expenses?	(Yes/No):	No

Unusual expenses of fact witnesses can include¶

• special travel arrangements

• care for dependent child or incapacitated family member left at home

• kennel fees for pets

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• necessary travel companion

• extra baggage (more than one bag)

Please describe the unusual expense:¶

For Victim-Witness Coordinator:¶

1. (For UEFW other than travel, which must be itemized and approved in advance:) This UEFW is apparently within VWC approval authority and tentatively approved pending receipt(s) for UEFW expenses (Yes/No): ___

2. Other VWC comments:

VWC Initials and Date:

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Instructions to AUSA:¶

• Use this form for all fact witnesses within the U.S. except government employees and military personnel, for whom a Request for Armed Forces or Government-Employee Witness should be used.

• For foreign witnesses, use the International Witness Travel Request. Complete an Early or Extended stay memo if the witness is being brought in more than 3 business days prior to court/GJ testimony.

• Witnesses may only be brought in under the FEWS appropriation for grand jury testimony that has been scheduled and where the witness is expected to testify before the grand jury; court testimony; or preparation for same. Any other witness travel, e.g., for investigative interviews, must be covered by the investigating component from litigative funds. See Ed Tyrrell.

• See generally DOJ Instruction 1300.01.01 (approved 9/28/2018) and sources referenced therein.

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Assistant United States Attorney¶

Southern District of New York¶

One Saint Andrew’s Plaza¶

New York, NY 10007¶

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