A December 3, 2020 cover letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office (Southern District of New York) transmitting discovery materials to Ghislaine Maxwell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

This is a routine legal cover letter from Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss's office to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, directing prison staff to provide Ghislaine Maxwell (inmate #02879-509) access to enclosed discovery materials in her criminal case (20 Cr. 330). The document itself is administrative in nature—it does not contain substantive evidence or revelations, but rather documents the formal process by which Maxwell received evidence to review while awaiting trial. Maxwell was arrested on July 2, 2020 and was permitted to review over 2.7 million pages of discovery materials during her detention.

Key Highlights

• •Formal transmission of discovery materials to Ghislaine Maxwell at MDC Brooklyn
• •Signed on behalf of Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, who led the prosecution
• •Part of case 20 Cr. 330, which resulted in Maxwell's conviction on five felony counts in December 2021
• •Maxwell was given 13 hours per day, 7 days per week to review discovery materials

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