USA v. Maxwell

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Case Number:

1:20-cr-00330

Court:

New York Southern

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Judge:

Paul A. Engelmayer

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  1. January 07, 2026

    Bulk Of SDNY Attys Are Tasked With Reviewing Epstein Docs

    Over half of the more than 220 assistant U.S. attorneys at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have been tasked with sifting through documents related to the investigation of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Justice Department disclosure filed in federal court.

  2. December 09, 2025

    DOJ Gets OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs In NY Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday secured a Manhattan federal judge's permission to unseal grand jury materials related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, following a new law passed by Congress that requires the agency to release its files on the late sex offender.

  3. December 05, 2025

    Fla. Judge OKs Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

    A Florida federal judge on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from an investigation of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, citing a newly enacted law that the government said overrides a prohibition on disclosing the documents to the public.

  4. November 26, 2025

    DOJ Asks Court If It Can Release Epstein Files Under New Law

    The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a New York federal court's permission to publicly release the files related to the investigation of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, clarifying Wednesday that it wants to release search warrant results, travel and financial records, police reports, and other materials.

  5. August 11, 2025

    NY Judge Won't Unseal 'Redundant' Maxwell Grand Jury Docs

    A New York federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration's bid to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is appealing a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking teenage girls for sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, concluding that the materials contain almost nothing new.

  6. August 05, 2025

    Ghislaine Maxwell Slams Feds' Bid To Unseal Grand Jury Docs

    Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking children for late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to deny the government's bid to unseal grand jury transcripts, saying release of the sealed materials could jeopardize the appeal of her 2021 conviction.

  7. June 28, 2022

    Ghislaine Maxwell Gets 20 Years In Epstein Case

    A Manhattan federal judge hit socialite Ghislaine Maxwell with 20 years in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted her of trafficking underage girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying the 60-year-old defendant played a key role in a "horrific" course of criminality.

  8. June 24, 2022

    Maxwell Wants To Nix 4 Accusers' Testimony At Sentencing

    Ghislaine Maxwell told a Manhattan federal judge on Friday that four women who say they were abused by her and Jeffrey Epstein shouldn't be allowed to give victim impact statements at her sex-trafficking sentencing on Tuesday, saying the proceeding "should not be an open-mike forum for any alleged victim."

  9. June 23, 2022

    Ghislaine Maxwell Deserves At Least 30 Years, Feds Say

    Ghislaine Maxwell should receive a sentence no shorter than 30 years behind bars for her sex-trafficking conviction, federal prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday, saying she and Jeffrey Epstein were "partners in crime" who caused "devastating harm to vulnerable victims."

  10. June 15, 2022

    Maxwell Calls Epstein 'Mastermind,' Slams 20-Year Term Rec

    Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday asked a Manhattan federal judge to give her a lighter sentence than the 20 years that U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services recommended she serve following her sex-trafficking conviction, saying she shouldn't bear the punishment that "would have been appropriate for Jeffrey Epstein."