A routine discovery transmittal letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office to the Metropolitan Detention Center, authorizing Ghislaine Maxwell to access case evidence during her pretrial detention.

This is a standard legal cover letter dated December 17, 2020, from Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss of the Southern District of New York to the legal department at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The letter accompanies discovery materials in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case No. 20 Cr. 330) and simply instructs prison officials to allow Maxwell access to the enclosed evidence. This is a procedural document common in federal criminal cases where defendants are incarcerated pretrial.

Key Highlights

• •Routine discovery transmittal from prosecutors to detention facility
• •Signed by Audrey Strauss, Acting U.S. Attorney who led Maxwell prosecution
• •Dated during Maxwell's pretrial detention at MDC Brooklyn
• •Case number 20 Cr. 330 corresponds to Maxwell's sex trafficking charges

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