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. October 15, 2021

    Maxwell Says NYC Jail's 'Incompetence' Hurting Trial Prep

    Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell said "incompetence" at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center is delaying delivery of the mail she needs to prepare for her upcoming sex-trafficking trial, asking a New York federal judge on Thursday to order the jail to speed things up.

  2. October 06, 2021

    Maxwell Jury May Be Asked To Sit During Holiday Season

    A group of 12 New Yorkers may spend the holiday season hearing sex-trafficking evidence against Ghislaine Maxwell, after a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday floated the idea of having jurors sit between Christmas and New Year's Day.

  3. August 13, 2021

    Ghislaine Maxwell Fails To Get New Charges Dropped

    A New York federal judge on Friday refused to throw out a superseding indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell, rejecting her argument that a Pennsylvania state court's decision freeing Bill Cosby means she should be cleared from the sex trafficking charges against her.

  4. July 30, 2021

    CORRECTED: Maxwell's Ex-Atty Put 'On Notice' After Cosby Op-Ed

    A New York federal judge put Ghislaine Maxwell's former lawyer "on notice" over the attorney's opinion piece, which argued that the accused sex trafficker should have her charges dropped like Bill Cosby, finding Friday that it's possible the op-ed could influence potential jurors.

  5. July 12, 2021

    Maxwell's Ex-Atty Says Cosby Op-Ed Didn't Break SDNY Rules

    A Florida lawyer who formerly represented Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday denied breaking court rules with an opinion piece arguing the accused sex trafficker should have charges dropped like Bill Cosby, calling the government's claim that the article will influence jurors "the definition of chutzpah."

  6. July 02, 2021

    Feds Call Maxwell Atty's Op-Ed An Unfair Effort To Sway Jury

    An editorial written by a Florida lawyer for accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has drawn the ire of prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office, who on Friday called the piece an improper attempt to influence potential Maxwell trial jurors.

  7. June 16, 2021

    Jailed Maxwell Decries 'Raw Sewage,' Nosy Guards

    Ghislaine Maxwell cannot defend herself against child sex-trafficking charges with feces raining down in her cell and federal prison guards listening in on her privileged conversations, one of her attorneys told a Manhattan federal judge in a letter Tuesday.

  8. May 12, 2021

    Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Set For November

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday set a November trial date for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, on sex trafficking charges.

  9. May 04, 2021

    Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Delayed After Sex Trafficking Charges

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday pushed Ghislaine Maxwell's sexual misconduct trial from July to the fall, giving her attorneys more time to prepare a defense to child sex trafficking charges that were added five weeks ago to the initial indictment.

  10. April 29, 2021

    Maxwell Judge Wants More Info In Scrap Over Legal Papers

    A Manhattan federal judge directed a jailhouse lawyer Thursday to determine if Ghislaine Maxwell's legal papers were taken or duplicated during a recent encounter with guards, after the sex crimes suspect's defense team alleged "intimidation and humiliation."