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USA v. Maxwell

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Case Number:

1:20-cr-00330

Court:

New York Southern

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Paul A. Engelmayer

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  1. April 29, 2022

    Maxwell Loses 2nd Bid To Overturn Trafficking Verdict

    Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost another bid to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, after a New York federal judge ruled there was extensive evidence to support the jury's verdict, but the judge did knock off two of the British socialite's overlapping convictions.

  2. April 01, 2022

    Maxwell Can't Have New Trafficking Trial, Judge Says

    Ghislaine Maxwell can't overturn her sex-trafficking conviction after a juror revealed post-verdict that he had been the victim of sexual abuse as a child, a New York federal judge ruled Friday, saying she wouldn't have struck the juror even if he had accurately answered the voir dire questionnaire.

  3. March 11, 2022

    Maxwell Wants New Trial Due To Juror's Undisclosed Abuse

    Ghislaine Maxwell told a New York federal judge Friday that her sex-trafficking conviction cannot stand after a juror revealed after the verdict that he had been the victim of sexual abuse as a child, saying the tainted voir dire process resulted in a jury that wasn't fair and impartial.

  4. March 08, 2022

    Maxwell Juror Says Failure To Flag Abuse An 'Honest Mistake'

    The juror who threw Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking conviction into disarray by misreporting his personal history of sexual abuse prior to being seated told a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday that his failure to properly answer a screening questionnaire was not deliberate.

  5. March 02, 2022

    Maxwell Juror May Get Immunity Over Claim He Lied In Survey

    Manhattan federal prosecutors said Wednesday they were willing to grant immunity to one of the jurors who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for his testimony about allegations that he lied during jury selection about being a victim of sexual abuse.

  6. February 24, 2022

    Maxwell Juror To Be Questioned About Sex Abuse Survey

    A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking will be questioned under oath March 8 about whether he concealed that he was a sexual abuse survivor during jury selection, a Manhattan federal judge said Thursday.

  7. February 14, 2022

    Maxwell Says Feds' Proof Fell Short In Sex-Trafficking Trial

    Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a Manhattan federal court to vacate her conviction on sex-trafficking charges, arguing prosecutors failed to prove their case, waited too long to bring charges, brought redundant charges and focused the trial on allegations outside the indictment.

  8. February 09, 2022

    Maxwell Wants Secrecy For New Trial Bid Amid Juror Inquiry

    Ghislaine Maxwell asked a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday to seal all court filings related to her bid for a new sex-trafficking trial, after a juror publicly revealed he was a sex-abuse survivor and said he didn't recall being asked about it during jury selection.

  9. January 14, 2022

    Maxwell Faces June Sentencing, Judge Ponders New Trial Bid

    A New York federal judge Friday set Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing date for late June and said she continues to weigh the convicted sex-trafficker's bid for a new trial after a juror publicly revealed he was a sex-abuse survivor and said he didn't recall being asked about it during jury selection.

  10. January 05, 2022

    Maxwell Wants New Trial After Juror Reveals Past Sex Abuse

    Convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell demanded a new trial Wednesday after a juror publicly revealed he was a sex-abuse survivor and said he didn't recall being asked about it during jury selection.