Tag: Ghislaine Maxwell

Before the Epstein Scandal, There Was the Franklin Scandal

News Analysis On Dec. 4, demonstrators will rally in New York to protest what they say is a coverup of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell alleged pedophile network. “The nonviolent, non-politically partisan demonstration will send a message to the Department of Justice that the American people will not settle for only Maxwell being indicted on one…


Attorneys Make Opening Statements in First Day of Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

Ghislaine Maxwell spent Monday listening to opening statements by the prosecution, as well as her defense team, in the first day of her trial in federal court in New York City. Maxwell, an associate of the late, convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein, was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of sex trafficking of a…


As Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Starts, Not All Court Records Are Public

A March order from the judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case has resurfaced amidst criticism over the lack of transparency and publicity for the accused sex trafficker’s trial. The night before the Nov. 29 trial of Maxwell—who faces six counts of allegedly recruiting, grooming, and abusing four girls with deceased multimillionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein from…


Jury Picked for Trial of Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Twelve jurors and six alternates were picked Monday to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case. Maxwell, an associate of the late sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is on trial for allegedly helping Epstein procure and abuse young girls. Hours were spent in the morning choosing the jury, with much of the time devoted to…


Epstein Victims’ Fund Hands Maxwell Accusers’ Claims to Maxwell, Prosecutors

Information about women who said they were abused by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was handed over Wednesday to prosecutors and defense lawyers attempting to prove close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell helped recruit and groom the women when they were underage. The information was voluntarily given to administrators of a victims’ compensation fund. Two hundred…


Maxwell Appears in Federal Court at Pre-Trial Conference

Ghislaine Maxwell, a cohort of the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein, appeared in federal court on Nov. 24 in her final pre-trial conference. In June, Maxwell was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of sex trafficking of a minor on behalf of Epstein and his cronies. Judge Alison Nathan is assigned to…


Live Q&A: Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Set to Begin; Australia Initiates Quarantine Camps

The high-profile sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is set to begin in a week, with no sign of a plea deal as of Nov. 23. And in other news, the Australian army has begun moving residents in the Northern Territories infected with COVID-19 to a quarantine camp located in Darwin. In this live Q&A with…


Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Identify Ghislaine Maxwell’s Co-Conspirators

Federal prosecutors were ordered Friday to name the alleged co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend ahead of her trial on sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors must reveal the identities to Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of abusing and trafficking underage girls with the late Epstein, because it failed multiple times to object to Maxwell’s requests to do…


Warden at Jail Holding Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Murder

A warden at a federal prison holding Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was charged with murder this week. Antonia Ashford, 44, of Jackson, New Jersey, was charged with murder after allegedly killing her husband, Roderick Ashford, inside their home. Antonia Ashford was also charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Prosecutors in…


Unsealed Documents Shed New Light on Maxwell’s Relationship With Epstein

Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell procured girls who performed massages on the convicted sex offender and worked in his home, according to newly unsealed documents. Maxwell “was involved in seeking girls to perform massages and work at Epstein’s home,” Joseph Recarey, a detective in Palm Beach, where Epstein owned a house, said in a…