What is document EFTA00020977?

This is an email header from February 1, 2021, showing correspondence from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorney Christian Everdell to federal prosecutors, regarding discovery requests in her criminal sex trafficking case. The email copies her full legal team.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Maxwell's defense team: Christian Everdell (Cohen & Gresser, former 'El Chapo' prosecutor), Mark S. Cohen (Cohen & Gresser), Bobbi Sternheim (lead defense attorney who later represented Sean 'Diddy' Combs), Jeffrey Pagliuca (Colorado attorney from Haddon, Morgan & Foreman), and Laura Menninger (also from Haddon, Morgan & Foreman). The email was sent to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the behind-the-scenes legal coordination of Maxwell's defense team during pretrial discovery. It shows how multiple prominent defense attorneys from different firms (Cohen & Gresser and Haddon, Morgan & Foreman) worked together in February 2021, months before her December 2021 trial that resulted in guilty verdicts on five of six counts.

What was the outcome of the Maxwell case?

Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on December 29, 2021, of conspiracy to entice minors, conspiracy to transport minors, transporting a minor, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor. She was later sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

What is document EFTA00020977?

This is an email header from February 1, 2021, showing correspondence from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorney Christian Everdell to federal prosecutors, regarding discovery requests in her criminal sex trafficking case. The email copies her full legal team.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Maxwell's defense team: Christian Everdell (Cohen & Gresser, former 'El Chapo' prosecutor), Mark S. Cohen (Cohen & Gresser), Bobbi Sternheim (lead defense attorney who later represented Sean 'Diddy' Combs), Jeffrey Pagliuca (Colorado attorney from Haddon, Morgan & Foreman), and Laura Menninger (also from Haddon, Morgan & Foreman). The email was sent to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the behind-the-scenes legal coordination of Maxwell's defense team during pretrial discovery. It shows how multiple prominent defense attorneys from different firms (Cohen & Gresser and Haddon, Morgan & Foreman) worked together in February 2021, months before her December 2021 trial that resulted in guilty verdicts on five of six counts.

What was the outcome of the Maxwell case?

Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on December 29, 2021, of conspiracy to entice minors, conspiracy to transport minors, transporting a minor, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor. She was later sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

EFTA00020977

An email between Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorneys regarding discovery requests in her federal criminal case, dated February 1, 2021.

This document is email header metadata showing correspondence between Maxwell's defense team concerning discovery requests in the criminal case United States v. Maxwell (Case No. 1:20-cr-00330). The email is from Christian Everdell of Cohen & Gresser to attorneys at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, with copies to co-counsel Mark S. Cohen, Bobbi Sternheim, Jeffrey Pagliuca, and Laura Henninger. The document reveals the coordination among Maxwell's high-profile defense team during pretrial preparations.

Key Highlights

•Email from Christian Everdell, former 'El Chapo' prosecutor who joined Maxwell's defense
•Sent to USANYS (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York) regarding discovery
•Copies Maxwell's full defense team: Bobbi Sternheim, Jeffrey Pagliuca, Laura Menninger, and Mark Cohen
•Dated February 2021, approximately 10 months before Maxwell's trial began in November 2021

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From: Christian Ever&II <[email protected]> To: (USANYS)" Cc: "Mark S. Cohen" <[email protected]>, Bobbi Stemheim <[email protected]>, Jeff Pagliuca ipagliuca&mflaw.com>, "'Laura Henninger"' <[email protected]> Bcc: "USAHUB-USAJourna1111" Subject: RE: Discovery Requests Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:41:38 +0000 Embedded: RE:_Discovery_Requests.msg Sender: [email protected] Subject: RE: Discovery Requests Message-Id: <[email protected]> Recipient EFTA00020977