While the deputy prosecutor Todd Blanche meets Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida, a central question is whether the long -standing accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein will say the truth. Before and after Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking in 2021, the prosecutors and the judge who supervised the case said Maxwell had made several false statements.
“The accused’s desire to lie cheerfully under oath regarding his conduct, including part of the conduct charged in the indictment, strongly suggests that his real reason has been and remains to be held responsible for his crimes,” the prosecutors wrote in a request by arguing that Maxwell should be imprisoned while waiting for his trial.
The prosecutors added that Maxwell also lied when she had the opportunity to recognize her actions in a 2016 civil prosecution. “When the accused had the opportunity to address his conduct with minors in the context of a civil prosecution, she lied on several occasions,” they wrote.
Maxwell lawyers said at the time that “the questions asked were confusing, ambiguous and poorly trained”. They added: “There was no” crimes “hidden by Ms. Maxwell’s answers.”
After Maxwell was found guiltyRecruitment, grooming and traffic of several teenagers For Epstein, Judalalison Nathanné that Maxwell had not accepted the responsibility of his crimes.
“Ms. Maxwell recognized the courage of the victims today,” spoke of the pain and anxiety they have expressed, to some extent, recognized pain and suffering, “said Nathan. “What has not been expressed is the acceptance of responsibility.”
Jack Scarola, a lawyer who represents about twenty Epstein victims, said that the history of Maxwell’s lie shows that any investigating who calls it into question must be carefully prepared. “It is obvious to us that approaching it with an interview is disintegrated will be a full waste of time,” he said.
Maxwell’s lawyer David Oscar Markus did not respond to a request for comments. In a statement to NBC News earlier this week, Markus said: “Ghislaine will always testify honestly. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to discover the truth in this case. ”
New Hampshire house
Maxwell tried to hide where he is at FBI agents before being arrested in 2021, according to the prosecutors. MAXWELL, a daughter of the deceased British edition magnate, Robert Maxwell, lived a 4300 square feet of chassisOn a property of 156 acresIn the New Hampshire Rural. The recordings showed that it had been bought toJust over a million dollarsby a limited limited liability company the previous year.
After the agents passed in front of a security goalkeeper hired by Maxwell, they saw him look through a window from the inside of the house. After Maxwell did not respond to the door, the agents broken down the door and entered,,According to court documents.
During a search for the FBI of the residence, they found one of the Maxwell phones wrapped in aluminum foil. Prosecutors called this a random and ineffective means of trying to thwart monitoring of mobile phones in law application.
After his arrest, Maxwell did not declare the liquid assets at his disposal, as required by his request for release under bond, according to the prosecutors. MAXWELL was highlighted in an English bank with “maximum values totaling much more than $ 2 million”. But it did not disclose a Swiss bank account with an approximate balance of $ 4 million.
The prosecutors wrote: “Insofar as the defendant now refuses to account for his property or access to a vast wealth, it is not because it does not exist, it is because it tries to hide it.”
Civil case deposit
After her arrest, Maxwell was also accused of two perjury chiefs due to false statements she made during an oath in the 2016 civil affair. The prosecutors alleged that Maxwell had lied when she said that she was not aware of Epstein’s efforts to recruit minor girls for sex.
Maxwell also lied when she said that she was not aware of a person aged 18 or less to be on Epstein properties, they said. And Maxwell lied when she denied having had sex with other women with Epstein, and Epstein had sex toys.
After the prosecutors obtained a conviction against Maxwell, they refused to move forward with a trial ordered by the court for the perjury charges.
Legal experts claim that cooperative witnesses who have previously lied can always have effective witnesses in the event of evidence which corroborates their complaints. Their credibility can also be stimulated if they explain why they lied.
The question of whether the prosecutors, the legislators and the public find Maxwell credible will probably not be known for weeks. After his meeting with the Vice-Printeur General Blanche Thursday, Maxwell should be tabled by the members of the House Supervisory Committee on August 11th.
