A routine legal transmittal letter from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' office to the Metropolitan Detention Center, providing the password to access encrypted discovery materials in the Ghislaine Maxwell federal criminal case.

This is a standard procedural document from October 11, 2021, sent by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Ghislaine Maxwell was being held awaiting trial. The letter transmits a password for an encrypted drive containing witness materials and discovery evidence in case 20 Cr. 330. This type of document is routine in federal criminal proceedings, where discovery materials are often provided on encrypted media for security purposes. The actual password has been redacted in this release.

Key Highlights

• •Routine discovery transmittal letter in the Ghislaine Maxwell federal prosecution
• •Sent by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' office approximately six weeks before Maxwell's trial began on November 29, 2021
• •Demonstrates the secure handling of sensitive witness materials and evidence in the case

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