A routine discovery transmittal letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office to the Metropolitan Detention Center, authorizing Ghislaine Maxwell to access case materials while detained.

This is a standard legal correspondence dated March 16, 2021, from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Signed on behalf of U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, the letter accompanies discovery materials for case 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) and requests that Maxwell be allowed access to the enclosed evidence. This type of document is a procedural necessity in federal criminal cases, ensuring defendants can review evidence against them.

Key Highlights

• •Routine discovery transmittal letter in the federal criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell
• •Dated March 16, 2021 — just two weeks before a superseding indictment added sex trafficking charges on March 29, 2021
• •Maxwell was held at Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn from her July 2020 arrest until her July 2022 transfer after sentencing
• •Signed on behalf of Audrey Strauss, who served as Acting U.S. Attorney during the prosecution

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