Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell as the defendant, references prosecutors from USANYS (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York), and refers to the MDC (Metropolitan Detention Center) and USAfx (DOJ file transfer system). Specific prosecutor names are redacted.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides insight into the procedural mechanics of the Maxwell prosecution, showing how the government managed its 24th production of discovery materials. It demonstrates the coordination required between prosecutors, the detention facility, and defense counsel to ensure proper disclosure of evidence, including FBI materials that originated from Denver.

What was the Ghislaine Maxwell trial about?

Ghislaine Maxwell was tried and convicted in December 2021 on federal sex trafficking charges. Four women testified that Maxwell recruited and groomed them for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

What were the discovery materials in the Maxwell case?

According to the DOJ, discovery materials in the Maxwell case included search warrant applications, financial and travel records, photographs and videos of properties, immigration records, forensic reports from electronic devices, materials from Epstein's estate, and interview reports from victims and third parties.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell as the defendant, references prosecutors from USANYS (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York), and refers to the MDC (Metropolitan Detention Center) and USAfx (DOJ file transfer system). Specific prosecutor names are redacted.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides insight into the procedural mechanics of the Maxwell prosecution, showing how the government managed its 24th production of discovery materials. It demonstrates the coordination required between prosecutors, the detention facility, and defense counsel to ensure proper disclosure of evidence, including FBI materials that originated from Denver.

What was the Ghislaine Maxwell trial about?

Ghislaine Maxwell was tried and convicted in December 2021 on federal sex trafficking charges. Four women testified that Maxwell recruited and groomed them for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

What were the discovery materials in the Maxwell case?

According to the DOJ, discovery materials in the Maxwell case included search warrant applications, financial and travel records, photographs and videos of properties, immigration records, forensic reports from electronic devices, materials from Epstein's estate, and interview reports from victims and third parties.

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An internal prosecution email chain from October 2021 documenting the transfer of discovery materials—specifically FBI spreadsheets from Denver—to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) for Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team during her federal sex trafficking trial.

This document is a series of internal emails between federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) coordinating the production of discovery materials to Ghislaine Maxwell's defense. The emails detail the logistics of preparing a disc containing FBI spreadsheets from Denver, cover letters for the MDC, and uploading materials via USAfx (the DOJ's secure file transfer system). The correspondence shows the meticulous process of stamping documents with Bates numbers and sharing them with defense counsel as part of the government's disclosure obligations before Maxwell's December 2021 trial.

Key Highlights

•Documents the prosecution's October 2021 discovery production process during Maxwell's federal trial
•References FBI spreadsheets originating from Denver being transferred to defense
•Shows coordination for the 'Twenty-Fourth Production' of materials in the case
•Reveals the use of USAfx secure transfer system and MDC disc delivery for discovery

Frequently Asked Questions

Books for Further Reading

The Spider: Inside the Tangled Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

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From: To: Subject: RE: Spreadsheets front Denver exports without thumbnails Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:27:19 +0000 Attachments: 2021.1014 MDC - Maxwell PASSWORD.docx; 2021.10.14 MDC - Maxwell MAIN.docx HeyM— I'm prepping a disc to go out to MDC today with the materials stamped last night. I've attached the two cover letters for MDC — if you don't have any edits, I'll convert to PDF and send the disc to MDC today. Thanks! From: (USANYS) Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 11:32 PM Subject: RE: Spreadsheets from Denver exports without thumbnails M.- sorry one small thing, can you just list the documents in the index in the letter as "Spreadsheets" not FBI Spreadsheets? Thanks! From: Sent: e nes ay, c o er : subject: : spreaasneets from uenver exports wunout tnumbnans Thanks! From: (USANYS) Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 11:30 PM subject: : spreaasneets from uenver exports without tri wunout tnumbnals Great, thanks! I will copy you on the email to defense counsel. From: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 11:22 PM Subject: RE: Spreadsheets from Denver exports without thumbnails Updated PDF attached, thanks! I can upload to USAfx after you share the correspondence with them. If you have no ob.ections, I'll share the production with the same people we did last time . Should take only a few minutes to upload. Thanks! From: (USANYS) Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 11:15 PM EFTA00020817

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Thanks so much, Can you please update the bates range in the first paragraph and then send me a PDF of the letter? Can you please remove the word "discovery" from the title of the PDF? Are you able to share with the defense via USAfx? From: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 10:55 PM Subject: RE: Spreadsheets from Denver exports without thumbnails The production is stamped and saved here for your review: \ usa.doj.gov\ cloud \ NYS \ StAndrews \Shared \ USvEpstein- 2018R01618 \ Discovery \GM \ 33 Twenty-Fourth Production (2021-10-13) I updated the cover letter (attached and saved here) to reflect the updated Bates range of SDNY_GM_02765031-2765061. Any edits, please let me know. Thanks! From: (USANYS) .... Sent: Wednesda , October 13, 2021 9:37 PM u jec : : prea s eets rom enver exports wi ou um nai s Here is a cover letter for the production. Just the bates numbers need to be added in. thanks! From: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 9:25 PM Subject: RE: Spreadsheets from Denver exports without thumbnails Hi Are you able to send this out first thing tomorrow morning, if you're not able to send tonight (and no worries if you can't) Thanks! From: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 7:41 PM u jec : : spreadsheets from uenver exports with out thumbnails Sorry for the night email, but we need to send out the spreadsheets sent us to the defense tonight. Are you able to get them in a production and stamp them? I'll circulate a discovery letter. Thanks! EFTA00020818

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From: Sent: e nes ay, cto er , : M Subject: [EXTERNAL] Spreadsheets from Denver exports without thumbnails See attached. Detective NYPD / FBI Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force Office: EFTA00020819