What does this document reveal?

The document reveals routine administrative coordination during Maxwell's pretrial detention. Maxwell was permitted extensive access to discovery materials via computer during her detention, and this email chain shows prosecutors and prison officials coordinating the delivery of a replacement drive and ensuring documents submitted to the court were properly formatted.

Why did Ghislaine Maxwell need a computer drive?

During her pretrial detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, Maxwell was permitted to review discovery materials up to thirteen hours per day using both a desktop computer provided by the prison and a laptop provided by the government. The replacement drive referenced in this email was likely needed to continue this discovery review process.

Who is Judge Alison J. Nathan?

Alison J. Nathan is the United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York who presided over the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. She ruled on pretrial matters including Maxwell's bail requests and ultimately oversaw the trial that led to Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals routine administrative coordination during Maxwell's pretrial detention. Maxwell was permitted extensive access to discovery materials via computer during her detention, and this email chain shows prosecutors and prison officials coordinating the delivery of a replacement drive and ensuring documents submitted to the court were properly formatted.

Why did Ghislaine Maxwell need a computer drive?

During her pretrial detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, Maxwell was permitted to review discovery materials up to thirteen hours per day using both a desktop computer provided by the prison and a laptop provided by the government. The replacement drive referenced in this email was likely needed to continue this discovery review process.

Who is Judge Alison J. Nathan?

Alison J. Nathan is the United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York who presided over the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. She ruled on pretrial matters including Maxwell's bail requests and ultimately oversaw the trial that led to Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence.

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Internal government email chain from December 4, 2020, between federal prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons staff coordinating the submission of a letter to Judge Alison J. Nathan regarding a replacement computer drive for Ghislaine Maxwell's case review.

This document is an internal email thread from December 4, 2020, between Assistant United States Attorneys from the Southern District of New York and a Staff Attorney from the Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn. The emails discuss sending a replacement drive via FedEx for Maxwell's use and coordinating the submission of a letter to Judge Nathan. One email notes a formatting issue (track changes visible) that needed to be fixed before court submission. This is routine administrative correspondence related to Maxwell's pretrial detention and her access to discovery materials.

Key Highlights

•Prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons staff coordinating delivery of a replacement computer drive for Maxwell
•Discussion about fixing a document formatting error before submission to Judge Alison J. Nathan
•Reveals the behind-the-scenes administrative coordination between DOJ, prosecutors, and the detention facility during Maxwell's pretrial detention

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From: To: Cc: Subject: RE: New drive for Maxwell Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:21:52 +0000 In particular, there appears to be a track change that is included in the second page, which we are hoping you could fix before we submit this to Judge Nathan. We also were hoping to chat about some other issues, but even if that's not possible, we're hoping we can provide the court with a clean copy without the track change. Thanks, Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York New York NY 10007 Ori inal Messa e From: Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 2:20 PM To: Subject: RE: New drive for Maxwell Thank you very much. Would you have time for a quick call to discuss, please? Best, Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA00027430

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New York NY 10007 Ori inal Messa e From: Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 2:04 PM To: I Subject: RE: New drive for Maxwell Attached please find the letter to Hon. Nathan. Best, Staff Attorney Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Metro litan Detention Center Brooklyn Brook) , New York 11232 P: E: SENSITIVE/PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION The information contained in this electronic message and any and all accompanying documents constitutes sensitive information. This information is the property of the U.S. Department of Justice. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, any disclosures, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify us immediately to make arrangements for its return to us. >» AM >» Thank you very much. Original Messa e From: Sent: Friday, December 4. 2020 7:41 AM To: " •,c 11=1.> 12/4/2020 9:39 Cc: EFTA00027431

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Subject: Re: New drive for Maxwell Not a problem. Best, >>> PM >» Hi all, 'c il=0.> 12/3/2020 5:24 Today our office is sending via FedEx a replacement drive for Ghislaine Maxwell, which should arrive at the MDC tomorrow. This drive will replace the drive that Maxwell recently dropped and broke, and the accompanying cover letters are attached. Would you please make sure Maxwell is given access to this drive? Would you please mail the broken drive back to our office? It can be mailed to the below address: Paralegal Specialist U.S. Attorne 's Office, SDNY New York, NY 10007 Thanks very much, as always, for your help. Best, Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York New York, NY 10007 mailto: EFTA00027432