Exhibit M¶
EFTA00154350¶
Jeffrey Paul Roth¶
17 November, 2020¶
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan¶
United States District Court¶
Southern District of New York¶
United States Courthouse¶
40 Foley Square¶
New York, NY 10007¶
Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)¶
Confidential Letter in Support of Ghislaine Maxwell.¶
Your Honor,¶
I, Jeffrey Roth am petitioning the court to release on bail my cousin, Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell. It is my belief that she is of good character to warrant this release. I am also setting aside cash money in case it is needed as security for her bond. I am a blood relative to Ghislaine on my Mother’s side. We have always been close to Ghislaine’s family. The candlesticks that my late Mother, Jolana Roth (nee, Davidovicova) used every Friday night were a wedding gift from her Father. Ghislaine’s Aunt Brana was like a sister to my Mother. She would stay with us in the States and her daughter, Helene lived with us when she first came to the U.S. We have all remained close. I would dine with Ghislaine a few times a year and she came over to my place of business for a lovely lunch the Summer before last.¶
I live in and have six-decade roots in that community. I am on staff at The New York Times. I’ve worked there for nearly three decades as an editor, writer and manager, and am a respected member of the paper.¶
I have a reputation to hold fast. I treat this petition seriously. I don’t have lots of cash, but I am putting up $ 2,000 as bond towards her bail because I believe in Ghislaine’s innocence and I believe that the only way Ms. Maxwell will be able to defend herself against the charges is out on bail. Her conditions of confinement are extreme even for the BOP.¶
As to her “fleeing” she didn’t before, she won’t. I believe that. The Court should release her on bail.¶
Respectfully¶
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Jeffrey Paul Roth¶
EFTA00154351¶