A routine discovery transmittal letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office (Southern District of New York) to the Metropolitan Detention Center, dated October 2, 2020, authorizing Ghislaine Maxwell to access discovery materials while detained.

This is a standard procedural cover letter signed by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, accompanying discovery materials being sent to Ghislaine Maxwell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The letter instructs MDC staff to allow Maxwell (inmate #02879-509) access to the enclosed materials related to her criminal case, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN). While this document itself contains no substantive evidence, it is part of the discovery process in the high-profile federal prosecution of Maxwell for her alleged role in facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of minors.

Key Highlights

• •Dated October 2, 2020, during the early stages of Maxwell's federal prosecution
• •Signed by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, who led the Maxwell prosecution
• •Confirms Maxwell's detention at Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn
• •Part of an extensive discovery process where Maxwell was given 13 hours per day, 7 days per week to review materials

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