A formal email from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorney Laura Menninger to federal prosecutors requesting to view evidence and highly confidential materials in the criminal case US v. Maxwell (20 Cr. 330).

This March 8, 2021 email documents a critical pre-trial procedural step in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal prosecution. Defense attorney Laura Menninger, from the Denver-based firm Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C., sent correspondence to federal prosecutors requesting access to view evidence, including materials designated as 'highly confidential.' The email was part of ongoing negotiations between defense counsel and the U.S. Attorney's Office regarding how Maxwell and her legal team could review sensitive evidence, which included nude and partially nude images seized from Jeffrey Epstein's residences. The referenced attachment (2021.03.08 LAM Letter to USAO re evidence view) contains the formal request details.

Key Highlights

• •Defense attorney Laura Menninger formally requests evidence viewing access for Maxwell's criminal defense
• •References 'highly confidential materials' and 'scenes' - likely relating to seized images and physical evidence
• •Part of discovery process that led to Maxwell's April 2021 in-person evidence review at 500 Pearl Street courthouse
• •Shows coordination between Maxwell's Denver-based defense team and New York federal prosecutors

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