An email from defense attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim to MDC Brooklyn staff urgently requesting that a government-provided discovery hard drive be given immediately to her client, Ghislaine Maxwell, in October 2021.

This October 12, 2021 email from Bobbi C. Sternheim, Ghislaine Maxwell's lead defense attorney, requests that MDC Brooklyn staff ensure her client receives a hard drive sent by the government via Federal Express. The email emphasizes urgency, stating 'time is of the essence,' reflecting the tight timeline leading up to Maxwell's federal trial which began on November 29, 2021. This type of communication was part of ongoing discovery logistics, as Maxwell faced persistent challenges reviewing the voluminous electronic evidence from her Brooklyn detention facility.

Key Highlights

• •Urgent request from Maxwell's lead attorney for discovery materials to be delivered immediately
• •Sent approximately 6 weeks before Maxwell's federal trial began on November 29, 2021
• •Reflects documented struggles Maxwell had accessing and reviewing electronic discovery at MDC Brooklyn
• •Bobbi Sternheim led Maxwell's defense and is a prominent criminal defense attorney who previously defended Osama bin Laden associate Khaled al-Fawwaz

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