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Internal government emails from July 2, 2020 coordinating the detention logistics for Ghislaine Maxwell immediately following her arrest in New Hampshire, discussing her transfer to MDC Brooklyn.
This document contains internal correspondence between Bureau of Prisons (BOP), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and Department of Justice officials on the day of Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest. The emails reveal real-time coordination efforts to determine where Maxwell would be held over the July 4th holiday weekend and the decision to house her at MDC Brooklyn. A Deputy Regional Counsel from the Northeast Regional Office expresses urgency about consulting with Regional and General Counsel 'given the history here' - an apparent reference to Jeffrey Epstein's death in federal custody just 11 months earlier.
Key Highlights
- •Documents same-day government coordination on July 2, 2020 to arrange Maxwell's detention
- •Shows BOP was 'prepared to house her at MDC Brooklyn as early as next week'
- •Official references 'the history here' and need for 'appropriate precautions for her safety' - apparent concern about avoiding another death in custody like Epstein's
- •Maxwell was held at a local New Hampshire facility and presented virtually at 3:30 PM before federal transfer
- •Involves Deputy Regional Counsel from U.S. Customs House in Philadelphia coordinating with Counsel to the U.S. Attorney
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From: To: Subject: RE: Ghislaine Maxwell Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:21:45 +0000 — do you have a few minutes to talk this afternoon and, if so, what is the best number to reach you at? Thanks, From: Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 4:51 PM To: Subject: RE: Ghislaine Maxwell BOP is prepared to house her at MDC Brooklyn as early as next week. Would you be able to notify the SDNY USMS accordingly? Thank you, > » " > 7/2/2020 2:29 PM > » It sounds like she will remain at a local USMS-contracted facility for the holiday weekend. The USMS contact who reached out t. Let me know if you learn otherwise, and/or keep me apprised as plans develop in terms of where to situate here. Thanks, From: Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:05 PM To: Subject: RE: Ghislaine Maxwell Any chance of a USMS facility through the holiday weekend while BOP officials decide how best to place her? >»" > 7/2/2020 2:02 PM >>> Trying to figure that out. She is in a local facility in New Hampshire now, and will be presented virtually at 3:30. I would assume she would then have to go immediately to a BOP or at least USMS-contracted facility. From: Sent: Thursday, July 2, 20201:50 PM To: Subject: Re: Ghislaine Maxwell How soon do you expect her? With the holiday weekend quickly approaching, I would like to run things by my Regional Counsel as well as our General Counsel in DC. Thank you, EFTA00016175
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Deputy Regional Counsel Northeast Regional Office U.S. Customs House 2nd and Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19106 >> > Hi ■ > 7/2/2020 1:29 PM >> > I hope you are doing well. I've recently taken on a new role as Counsel to the US Attorney. As you probably saw, Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested today in New Hampshire. We expect her to consent to detention pending her transport to SDNY. I was hoping to talk to the right person to ensure appropriate precautions are being taken for her safety, particularly given the history here. Would that be you, or is there someone else I should connect with? Thanks so much, Counsel to the Acting U.S. Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of New York EFTA00016176
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