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Mod AO 442 (09/13) Arrest Warrant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the
United States of America
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Case No.
Defendant
ARREST WARRANT
To:
Any authorized law enforcement officer
YOU ARE COMMANDED to arrest and bring before a United States magistrate judge without unnecessary delay
(name of person to be arrested)
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who is accused of an offense or violation based on the following document filed with the court:
’ Indictment
’ Superseding Indictment
’ Information
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’ Complaint
’ Probation Violation Petition
’ Supervised Release Violation Petition
’ Violation Notice
’ Order of the Court
This offense is briefly described as follows:
Date:
Issuing officer’s signature
City and state:
Printed name and title
Return
This warrant was received on (date)
, and the person was arrested on (date)
at (city and state)
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Date:
Arresting officer’s signature
Printed name and title
Alison Moe, 212-637-2225
Ghislaine Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell
Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (conspiracy to entice minors)
Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422 and 2 (enticement of a minor)
Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (conspiracy to transport minors)
Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2423(a) and 2 (transportation of a minor)
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1623 (perjury)
06/29/2020
White Plains, NY
Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge
AUSA Name & Telno:
Southern District of New York
CR 330
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GHISLAINE MAXWELL,
Defendant.
COUNT ONE
SEALED
INDICTMENT
Cr.
(Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in
Illegal ~ex Acts)
The Grand Jury charges:
OVERVIEW
1.
The charges set forth herein stem from the role
of GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, in the sexual exploitation
and abuse of multiple -minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein.
In
particular, from at least in or about 1994, up to and including
at least in or about 1997, ~AXWELL assisted, facilitated, and
contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by, among
other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately
abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age
of 18.
The victims were as young as 14 years old when they were
groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein, both of whom knew
that certain victims were in fact under the age of 18.
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As a part and in furtherance of their scheme to
abuse minor victims, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, and
Jeffrey Epstein enticed and caused minor victims to travel to
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Epstein's residences in different states, which MAXWELL knew and
intended would result in their grooming for and subjection to
sexual abuse.
Moreover, in an effort to conceal her crimes,
MAXWELL repeatedly lied when questioned about her conduct,
including in relation to some of the minor victims described
herein, when providing testimony under oath in 2016.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
3.
During the time periods charged in this
Indictment, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, had a personal and
professional relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and was among his
closest associates.
In particular, between in or about 1994 and
in or about 1997, MAXWELL was in an intimate relationship with
Epstein and also was paid by Epstein to manage his various
properties.
Over the course of their relationship, MAXWELL and
Epstein were photographed together on multiple occasions,
including in the below image:
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4.
Beginning in at least 1994, GHISLAINE MAXWELL,
the defendant, enticed and groomed multiple minor girls to
engage in sex acts with Jeffrey Epstein, through a variety of
means and methods, including but not limited to the following:
a.
MAXWELL first attempted to befriend some of
Epstein's minor victims prior to their abuse, including by
asking the victims about their lives, their schools, and their
families.
MAXWELL and Epstein would spend time building
friendships with minor victims by, for example, taking minor
victims to the movies or shopping.
Some of these outings would
involve MAXWELL and Epstein spending time together with a minor
victim, while some would involve MAXWELL or Epstein spending
time alone with a minor victim.
b.
Having developed a rapport with a victim,
MAXWELL would try to normalize sexual abuse for a minor victim