2) Judge Nathan: I have ready the parties' submissions, including the letters from friends and family members of Ms. Maxwell. I got a letter from an inmate at MDC about Ms. Maxwell's assistance with tutoring. I also have victim impact statements... Ms. Moe, what has the US done to notify victims? Asst US Attorney Alison Moe: We used the Victim Notification page on our website. Judge Nathan: The pre-sentence report. Ms. Maxwell, have you read it? Maxwell: I have an an opportunity to read it.
4) Judge Nathan: As to the claim that Epstein did not buy Maxwell her New York townhouse, I credit the testimony of Kate that it happened. I also credit Mr. Alessi's testimony about orders to see nothing and say nothing. Judge Nathan: Paragraph 26, I overrule the objection - the evidence showed the Defendant and Epstein isolated girls, as in New Mexico. On Paragraph 29, I overrule the objection to the inclusion of Kate and her name. The US didn't assert she was a statutory victim
3) Judge Nathan: Mr. Everdell, I know that Ms. Maxwell has continuing objections. Please proceed. It seems your first objection is to Paragraph 22? Maxwell's lawyer Christian Everdell: Yes that's correct. Judge Nathan: I overrule the objection. I credit the testimony that the defendant targets Ms. Guiffre in the Mara-a-Lago parking lot. Now, as to the assertion that Epstein transferred $23 million to Maxwell during the conspiracy. I find the evidence supports that
5) Judge Nathan: Jane's testimony established that the Defendant took steps to make her feel comfortable to have sexual contact with Epstein. Kate's testimony established that the massages were sexualized. Flight records establish it was before Virginia was 18. Para 72, defendant objects to the statement Epstein penetrated Carolyn. I overrule - Carolyn testified to this at trial. Para's 75-6, defendnt objects bc the perjury counts have not been presented to a jury. I overrule. I can consider it.
7) Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: We argue that which guidelines apply is a jury question, under the ex post facto clause. The government did not engage with our arguments. When did the offense conduct terminate? It's up to the jury to decide. AUSA Moe: The conspiracy was still alive past the end of 2004 -- Judge Nathan: But what you point to is definitionally non-conspiracy conduct. AUSA Moe: The question is whether a conspiracy was still ongoing. It's the defendant's burden.
6) Judge Nathan: Paragraph 81, defendant says Ms. Maxwell had no personal knowledge of these sexualized massage. I overrule that - they did not interact directly with Ms. Maxwell, but I do conclude her recruitment of Virginia set the scheme in motion. Judge Nathan: OK, with those rulings I now adopt the Pre-Sentence Report. It will remain under seal. Now we turn to the sentencing guidelines. There are significant disagreements. The probation department recommends 240 months in prison.
8) Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: The government is relying on a single message pad, undated. There is no reliable, credible evidence. The court has to consider the weight and reliability of the evidence. The message pad is not sufficient. Judge Nathan: I have a question about the leadership enhancement. But anything more, Mr. Everdell? Everdell: You have the discretion to sentencing under the 2003 Guidelines. I understand that may not be where you are going.
10) Judge Nathan: The leadership over her, as opposed to Epstein being the leader - or there's Kellen sort of replacing Maxwell in the role - can you explain? AUSA Moe: The defendant was calling victims about massages. Then they bought in Kellen to do it. They traveled together. Maxwell was higher up in the leadership structure. You have 2 knowing conspirators bringing in a much younger woman, so Maxwell was directing Maxwell's lawyer
9) Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: There was evidence of money moving, but it was for the helicopter, it was not for Ms. Maxwell. AUSA Moe: We offer financial transactions to refute the claim that the defendant had moved on. She remained a close associate for many years. AUSA Moe: The evidence shows that Ms. Maxwell had a supervisory role over Sarah Kellen. That's enough.
11) Everdell: It is not a fair inference that Ms. Maxwell was supervising Sarah Kellen. Carolyn says Kellen took over, there was a break, they did not overlap. Sarah Kellen replaced Ms. Maxwell. It couldn't be clearer. AUSA Moe: Maxwell was still present inside the Palm Beach residence. With respect to the pilots' testimony, it included the statement that Kellen reported to Maxwell. There was an overlap. Everdell: Being present is not enough, it means nothing
"None of their names appear in Epsteinโs now-public โblack bookโ of contacts or in the public flight logs of passengers who traveled on his private jet. The documents show that Epstein arranged multiple meetings with each of them after he had served jail time in 2008 for a sex crime involving a teenage girl and was registered as a sex offender. The documents, which include thousands of pages of emails and schedules from 2013 to 2017, havenโt been previously reported." https://archive.is/utXfn
12) Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: Do you want to hear on the five point enhancement for being a repeat dangerous sexual offender. She has never been accused of a crime in the 18 years since. AUSA Moe: We rest on our brief. Judge Nathan: The controlling date for ex post facto purposes is the last date of the offense conduct. The first message pad has no date - so I must apply the 2003 guidelines.
Former Reddit CEO Ellen K. Pao posted on Twitter in 2020 that she was at a party with #GhislaineMaxwell & everyone there knew Maxwell trafficked underage girls for sex & no one did anything about it. She deleted the post, set her account to private & blocked everyone who shared it.
These people are literally โsupplying underage girls for sexโ
Then eventually try to lure them to the island once it was purchased in 1998. So itโs no coincidence that Epstein and Maxwell were seen at events with Trump, Clinton, Kennedy, Elon, Prince Charles, Bill Gates. Why? Because they were seeking out the richest and most powerful people on earth in an attempt to control them. Itโs no accident they crossed paths. It was a honeypot operation.