What is document EFTA00021763?

This is an email chain from July 29, 2020 in which attorney Sigrid McCawley alerts federal prosecutors to a court filing by Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team. The filing was a last-minute attempt to prevent Judge Loretta Preska from unsealing Maxwell's 2016 deposition transcripts in the Virginia Giuffre defamation lawsuit.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (defendant in the civil case), Sigrid McCawley (partner at Boies Schiller Flexner representing Virginia Giuffre), Ty Gee (Maxwell's attorney who filed the motion), Judge Loretta A. Preska (the presiding federal judge), and Prince Andrew (mentioned as an entity in the case materials).

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the coordinated communication between civil attorneys and federal prosecutors during a critical moment in the Maxwell case. It shows Maxwell's legal team was desperately trying to keep her deposition sealed after being charged criminally, arguing prosecutors had violated a protective order by accessing her civil testimony. Judge Preska rejected this 'eleventh-hour' request.

Why was Maxwell trying to keep the deposition sealed?

Maxwell's attorneys argued that federal prosecutors improperly obtained her 2016 civil deposition and used it to charge her with perjury as part of her July 2020 criminal indictment. They claimed unsealing would prejudice her criminal defense. Judge Preska found these arguments unpersuasive and ordered the documents released.

What happened after this filing?

Judge Preska denied Maxwell's reconsideration request that same day, calling it an 'eleventh-hour' attempt. She granted a brief stay to allow Maxwell to appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 31, 2020, a trove of sealed documents was released, including Virginia Giuffre's deposition and previously unseen email exchanges between Maxwell and Epstein.

What is document EFTA00021763?

This is an email chain from July 29, 2020 in which attorney Sigrid McCawley alerts federal prosecutors to a court filing by Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team. The filing was a last-minute attempt to prevent Judge Loretta Preska from unsealing Maxwell's 2016 deposition transcripts in the Virginia Giuffre defamation lawsuit.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions Ghislaine Maxwell (defendant in the civil case), Sigrid McCawley (partner at Boies Schiller Flexner representing Virginia Giuffre), Ty Gee (Maxwell's attorney who filed the motion), Judge Loretta A. Preska (the presiding federal judge), and Prince Andrew (mentioned as an entity in the case materials).

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals the coordinated communication between civil attorneys and federal prosecutors during a critical moment in the Maxwell case. It shows Maxwell's legal team was desperately trying to keep her deposition sealed after being charged criminally, arguing prosecutors had violated a protective order by accessing her civil testimony. Judge Preska rejected this 'eleventh-hour' request.

Why was Maxwell trying to keep the deposition sealed?

Maxwell's attorneys argued that federal prosecutors improperly obtained her 2016 civil deposition and used it to charge her with perjury as part of her July 2020 criminal indictment. They claimed unsealing would prejudice her criminal defense. Judge Preska found these arguments unpersuasive and ordered the documents released.

What happened after this filing?

Judge Preska denied Maxwell's reconsideration request that same day, calling it an 'eleventh-hour' attempt. She granted a brief stay to allow Maxwell to appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 31, 2020, a trove of sealed documents was released, including Virginia Giuffre's deposition and previously unseen email exchanges between Maxwell and Epstein.

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An email chain between federal prosecutors and Sigrid McCawley alerting them to Ghislaine Maxwell's last-minute court filing seeking to block the unsealing of her 2016 deposition transcripts in the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil case.

This document is a July 29, 2020 email exchange between Sigrid McCawley, an attorney for Virginia Giuffre at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. McCawley forwards a court notification about Document #1078 in the Giuffre v. Maxwell case—a letter from Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee to Judge Loretta Preska requesting reconsideration of her July 23 ruling to unseal Maxwell's deposition transcripts. This was Maxwell's 'eleventh-hour' attempt to keep potentially damaging testimony sealed, which Judge Preska ultimately denied.

Key Highlights

•Maxwell's attorney Ty Gee filed an emergency motion arguing her 2016 depositions were improperly shared with federal prosecutors and used to charge her with perjury
•The filing was part of Maxwell's desperate attempt to prevent public release of documents that would expose her testimony about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation
•Judge Preska denied the reconsideration request but granted a brief stay allowing Maxwell to appeal to the Second Circuit
•Sigrid McCawley, representing Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, immediately notified federal prosecutors of Maxwell's maneuver

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

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

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Sigrid Rides: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship and An Adventure on Two Wheels

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From: To: " Subject: RE: New documents: v. Maxwell (Doc# 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:28:54 +0000 Inline-Images: image001.jpg Received, thank you. Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York I St. Andrew's Plaza New York, NY 10007 From: Sigrid McCawley Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:35 PM To: Subject: FW: New documents: v. Maxwell (Docff 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) I wanted to alert you that Maxwell's counsel just filed the attached public filing in the v. Maxwell case. Sigrid McCawley Partner BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd. Suite 1200 Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301 MM . www.bsfllp.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] Sen To: Subject: New documents: v. Maxwell (Doc# 1078, S.D.N.Y. 1:15-cv-07433-LAP) CAUTION: External email. Please do not respond to or click on links/attachments unless you recognize the sender. EFTA00021763

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v. Maxwell Docket entry number: 1078 LETTER addressed to Judge Loretta A. Preska from Ty Gee dated July 29, 2020 re: Reconsideration of the Courts July 23 Ruling. Document filed by Ghislaine Maxwell. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B, # (3) Exhibit C, # (4) Exhibit D, # (5) Exhibit E).(Gee, Ty) (Entered: 07/29/2020) Date entered: 2020-07-29 VIEW CASE M1S://ap .! . .'1833757 Sent from PacerPro, the fastest and most insightful way to access federal court records. Questions? sated₹ pacerpro.com or (.1 51 S90-49.58 The information contained in this electronic message is confidential information intended only for the use of the named recipient(s) and may contain information that. among other protections, is the subject of attomey-client privilege. attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this electronic message is not the named recipient. or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient. you are hereby notified that any dissemination. distribution. copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and no privilege is waived. If you have received this communication in error. please immediately notify the sender by replying to this electronic message and then deleting this electronic message from your computer. (v.1 082018318SP] EFTA00021764