A routine procedural email from federal prosecutors to defense attorneys in the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case (US v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330), transmitting a government letter regarding 'Flatley' - likely Stephen Flatley, an FBI forensic expert who testified at Maxwell's trial.

This is an internal court correspondence email dated September 15, 2021, sent from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team including Jeffrey Pagliuca, Laura Menninger, Christian Everdell, and Mark S. Cohen. The email transmits two attachments: a government letter regarding 'Flatley' and what appears to be an exhibit (3503-001.pdf). Stephen Flatley was an FBI digital forensics expert who later testified at Maxwell's trial about evidence recovered from electronic devices. This document represents routine discovery communication between prosecution and defense during trial preparation, approximately three months before Maxwell's December 2021 trial.

Key Highlights

• •Part of pre-trial discovery in US v. Maxwell (20 Cr. 330), the federal sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell
• •References Stephen Flatley, likely the FBI forensic expert who testified at Maxwell's trial about digital evidence
• •Sent to Maxwell's full defense team: Jeffrey Pagliuca, Laura Menninger, Christian Everdell, and Mark S. Cohen
• •Dated September 15, 2021, approximately three months before Maxwell's December 2021 trial began

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