EFTA00020352 - EFTA00020354
This is the official July 2, 2020 letter and court order from the U.S. Attorney's Office requesting the unsealing of Ghislaine Maxwell's federal indictment, marking the beginning of her criminal prosecution for sex trafficking conspiracy with Jeffrey Epstein.
This three-page document contains the formal request from Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss to unseal the criminal indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell (Case No. 20 Cr. 330). It includes the letter to Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker, the unsealing order signed by the judge, and the case caption page. This document represents the pivotal moment when Maxwell's six-count federal indictment became public knowledge, leading to her arrest in New Hampshire the same day.
Key Highlights
- •Official request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's federal indictment on July 2, 2020
- •Signed by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss of the Southern District of New York
- •Case designated as 'Wheel C' indicating assignment to a random district judge
- •Charges included violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422, 2423(a), 1623, 371, & 2 (sex trafficking, enticement of minors, perjury, and conspiracy)
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Si!lo J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 July 2, 2020 The Honorable Katharine H. Parker United States District Court Southern District of New York 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: Unsealing of Indictment 20 Cr. 330 Dear Judge Parker: The Government respectfully requests that Indictment 20 Cr. 330 be unsealed and that a United States District Judge be assigned to the case. A proposed order to that effect is attached. This case is designated as a Wheel C case. By: Enclosure Respectfully submitted, AU REY STRAUSS Act g United States Attorney Assistant United States Attorneys Tel.: EFTA00020352
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. Unsealing Order 20 Cr. 330 Upon the application of the United States, by the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, by Assistant United States Attorney It is found that the Indictment in the above-captioned case is currently sealed and the United States Attorney's Office has applied to have that Indictment unsealed, and it is therefore: ORDERED that the Indictment in the above-captioned action be unsealed and remain unsealed pending further order of the Court. Dated: New York, New York July 2, 2020 HONORABLE ICATHARINE H. PARKER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK EFTA00020353
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ORDER 20 Cr. 330 ( ) (18 U.S.C. §§ 2422, 2423(a), 1623, 371, & 2.) AUDREY STRAUSS Acting United States Attorney. EFTA00020354
Entities Mentioned
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSON
British socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
Katharine H. Parker
PERSON
Prince Andrew
PERSON
Third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
District Court for the Southern District of New York
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