ALISON J. NATHAN

Ghislaine Maxwell: What you need to know Ghislaine Maxwell - What you need to know (NCD)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Convicted Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to the Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. FCI Tallahassee is a low-security federal correctional institution located on the city’s eastern outskirts, according to WTXL. Before the move, Maxwell, 60, had been jailed in a federal facility in New York City. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Judge Alison J. Nathan recommended that Maxwell be sent to FCI Danbury in Connecticut. Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial, sexually abused children hundreds of times over a decade, exploiting vulnerable girls as young as 14.

The 60-year-old socialite was convicted in December of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.

Scores of women have accused Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them. Many said his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, recruited them to give massages to Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

Four women testified at Maxwell's monthlong trial, where they described sexual attacks on teenage girls from 1994 to 2004 by Epstein and Maxwell at Epstein's mansions and estates in Manhattan, New Mexico, Florida and the Virgin Islands. Prosecutors, though, said no redactions were required or necessary because any privacy interests belonged to victims and none asked for their statements to be sealed. They added that no “due process interest is protected by withholding victim impact statements from the public.” Three victims may speak at sentencing. You could’ve called the authorities and reported that you were a part of something awful. ... Ghislaine, you deserve to spend the rest of your life in a jail cell.

Seven women who say Ghislaine Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein steal the innocence of their youth and poison the promise of their future are asking a judge to consider their pain as she decides what prison sentence she will dispense Tuesday to the incarcerated British woman. Four women testified at Maxwell's monthlong trial, where they described sexual attacks on teenage girls from 1994 to 2004 by Epstein and Maxwell at Epstein's mansions and estates in Manhattan, New Mexico, Florida and the Virgin Islands. In a statement, Annie Farmer, who testified at trial and spoke at Epstein's bail hearing before he killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited a sex trafficking trial, said Maxwell's lack of remorse and her repeated lies about victims forced “a long fight for justice that has felt like a black hole sucking in our precious time, energy and wellbeing.”

Earlier this month, the judge refused to toss out her conviction after a juror disclosed during deliberations that he had been sexually abused as a child.

One juror failed to disclose his personal history as an abuse survivor on a questionnaire during the jury selection process.

Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping Jeffrey Epstein​ sexually abuse several teenage girls.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse. In her opinion, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors said the juror made an “honest mistake” and that it was “crystal clear” that Maxwell received a fair trial.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls. The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse. In her opinion, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

A judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror’s failure to disclose he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

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Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. “This is one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made in my life,” the juror identified only as Juror No. Lawyers for Maxwell say the verdict should be thrown out over the juror's failure to disclose before the trial began that he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Maxwell was convicted in late December of sex trafficking and other charges alleging she helped financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls from 1994 to 2004. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. )”The juror checked “No.” The juror said in the interviews he flew through the questionnaire and didn’t remember being asked that question, which was No. Prosecutors told the judge late Monday that they expect to offer the juror immunity in return for his testimony. Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge was set Tuesday to question one of the jurors who convicted the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. )”The juror checked “No.”The juror said in the interviews he flew through the questionnaire and didn’t remember being asked that question, which was No. Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.

A juror in the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell says his failure to reveal his own child sex abuse history during jury selection was one of the biggest mistakes of his life.

Epstein, 66, killed himself in a Manhattan federal jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting a sex trafficking trial. Nathan cited previous cases and rulings by appeals courts to show that the inquiry into the conduct of a juror identified in documents only as "Juror No. “To be clear, the potential impropriety is not that someone with a history of sexual abuse may have served on the jury. The question asked: Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault? She said the purpose of her questions for the juror will be to determine if he has engaged in any misconduct warranting a new trial.

A federal judge is refusing to get involved in a spat between a lawyer for Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. securities regulators, at least for now.

Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators.

U.S. securities regulators responded to allegations that they are harassing Tesla CEO Elon Musk, writing in a letter that they’re following a judge’s instructions in trying to speak with Musk's lawyers about his posts on Twitter.

A federal judge ruled that Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in December of conspiring to recruit and groom teenage girls to be abused by Jeffrey Epstein, must air her bid for a new trial out in the open. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan on Friday denied Maxwell's request to keep her motions for a new trial temporarily under seal, saying doing so was not in the public interest. The judge said public access to the documents and any ensuing publicity would not violate Maxwell's right to fair proceedings.

Maxwell was convicted of conspiring to recruit and groom teenage girls to be sexually abused by her partner Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial Sketch Artist FILE - In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, right, sits with her mask off during a break in her sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell has formally requested a new trial, less than a month after her conviction on sex trafficking charges. In a Wednesday letter to U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan, Maxwell lawyer Bobbi Sternheim said the motion for a new trial had been filed under seal and requested that all submissions related to “Juror No. Nathan had set a Wednesday deadline for Maxwell's lawyers to file for a new trial, and said prosecutors should reply by Feb. 2. Prosecutors called for any juror investigation to be "conducted exclusively under the supervision of the Court."

Ghislaine Maxwell has formally requested a new trial, less than a month after her conviction on sex trafficking charges.

Maxwell requested a new trial after a juror told media that sharing his own sexual abuse experience with other jurors helped persuade them to convict.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, sits in the courtroom during a discussion about a note from the jury, during her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. ”It is clear to Ms. Maxwell that based on this record alone a new trial is required,” they said, urging that all trial jurors be examined to evaluate their conduct if a hearing occurs. And he said he convinced other jurors that a victim's imperfect memory of sex abuse doesn't mean it didn't happen. Epstein killed himself in jail in 2019 as he awaited a sex trafficking trial. No sentencing date has been set after the conviction of Maxwell, 60, and she is still facing trial on perjury charges.

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers say she'll request a new trial after revelations by a juror in her case that he was a victim of sexual abuse.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, left, pulls down her mask to talk to one of her lawyers, Jeffrey Pagliuca, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New York. It all came to a climax earlier this week with a guilty verdict in federal court in Manhattan, delivered after five full days of jury deliberations. Later that day, Nathan, breathing heavily, took the bench at 4:58 p.m. to announce there was a verdict. Deliberations went forward. The jury went silent.

The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was a four-week winding road with sordid testimony by four women accusing the British socialite of grooming their teenage selves for abuse at the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The British socialite, who has been convicted of conspiring with her late partner, Jeffrey Epstein, to groom minors for sexual abuse, continues to act like she has nothing to be ashamed of.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, sits in the courtroom during a discussion about a note from the jury, during her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite charged with recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by the financier Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict is expected to be announced shortly in the New York City courtroom where Maxwell has been on trial since late November. NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors deliberating the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial were told Wednesday they would have to work through the New Year’s holiday after they inquired about that possibility — the latest sign that a verdict was not near in the monthlong trial. Defense lawyers say that Maxwell was made a scapegoat by the U.S. government after Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan federal jail in August 2019 as he awaited his own sex trafficking trial.

Judge Alison Nathan informed the jury Wednesday of the expectation after they asked whether they had to work on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Judge Alison Nathan, far left, speaks to the jury, right, about the new deliberations schedule and the courts concern regarding the recent COVID-19 outbreak during the Ghislaine Maxwell sexual abuse trial, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in New York. Minutes after arriving to begin deliberations Wednesday, the jury sent the judge a note asking if they were also required to work on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, with the latter falling on a Saturday. Nathan sent them a note saying that they were, unless any of them faced a “substantial hardship” because of immovable commitments. Maxwell appeared encouraged by the long deliberations, with her eyes lighting up after the judge received a request by the jury for transcripts of testimony from some defense witnesses. Maxwell, 60, was arrested in July 2020 and, deemed a flight risk, has been held without bail ever since.

The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein.

The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell's fate said Tuesday they were “making progress” at the end of the fourth full day of deliberations.

Judge Alison J. Nathan said aloud what had largely gone unmentioned in her previous requests to get the jury to work an extra day last week and longer hours this week as it decides whether Maxwell recruited and groomed teenage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. The jury declined to work an extra day last week. “We now face a high and escalating risk that jurors and trial participants may need to quarantine,” Nathan told lawyers out of the presence of the jury. But after defense lawyers pushed back, she chose not to tell them that weekend deliberations were a possibility. Menninger noted that the jury was continuing to request transcripts of trial testimony and other materials that indicate they are working diligently.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, seated, left, watches her defense attorneys Christian Everdell and Laura Menninger, right, argue regarding a jury note that asked for clarity about a charge during her sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — The judge presiding over the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell cited an “astronomical spike” in the number of coronavirus cases in New York City as she explained Tuesday why she was urging jurors to work longer hours. The jury declined to work an extra day last week. “We now face a high and escalating risk that jurors and trial participants may need to quarantine,” Nathan told lawyers. Menninger noted that the jury was continuing to request transcripts of trial testimony and other materials that indicate they are working diligently.

The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate has told a judge it is “making progress” in reaching a verdict after four full days of deliberations.

The jury finished a third full day of deliberations Monday with no sign that a verdict is near.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, left, wears a court-ordered N95 face mask while her defense team, right, confers during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — The jury deliberating the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial requested a white board and different colored sticky notes Monday as it signaled that it had plenty of work to do after a long holiday weekend. Jurors in Manhattan federal court also requested the transcripts of some trial testimony and the definition of “enticement.” Judge Alison J. Nathan referred them to her legal instructions that she read to them just before they began deliberations a week ago. Maxwell’s lawyers say she was a U.S. government scapegoat after Epstein killed himself in 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail cell while awaiting a sex trafficking trial. They have given little hint of their overall progress on six charges, including a sex trafficking count that carries a potential penalty of up to 40 years in prison.

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Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center right, speaks to her attorney Bobbi Sternheim, before being escorted to a jail cell by the U.S. Marshals, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — The jury deliberating the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial requested a white board and different colored sticky notes Monday as it signaled that it had plenty of work to do after a long holiday weekend. Maxwell’s lawyers say she was a U.S. government scapegoat after Epstein killed himself in 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail cell while awaiting a sex trafficking trial. They have given little hint of their overall progress on six charges, including a sex trafficking count that carries a potential penalty of up to 40 years in prison.

A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell has completed three full days of deliberations without a sign that a verdict is near.

The jury deliberating the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial requested a white board and different colored sticky notes Monday as it signaled that it had plenty of work to do after a long holiday weekend. Jurors in Manhattan federal court also requested the transcripts of some trial testimony and the definition of “incitement.” Judge Alison J. Nathan referred them to her legal instructions that she read to them just before they began deliberations a week ago.

Ghislaine Maxwell has reached her 60th birthday behind bars as she awaits the outcome of her sex trafficking trial.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial Ghislaine Maxwell, left, speaks to her defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca after the reading of the jury's second note during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell will spend Christmas — and her 60th birthday — in jail without a resolution to her sex trafficking trial as a jury ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Maxwell, 59 until Saturday, was arrested in July 2020 and has remained behind bars without bail ever since. For two weeks, prosecutors aimed to prove through two dozen witnesses and exhibits that Maxwell was Epstein's crucial enabler. Defense lawyers contend that Maxwell is being prosecuted as a scapegoat after sex trafficking charges brought against Epstein dissolved with his 2019 suicide in a Manhattan federal jail as he awaited trial.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial Ghislaine Maxwell, left, speaks to her defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca after the reading of the jury's second note during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell will spend Christmas — and her 60th birthday — in jail without a resolution to her sex trafficking trial as a jury ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Maxwell, 59 until Saturday, was arrested in July 2020 and has remained behind bars without bail ever since. For two weeks, prosecutors aimed to prove through two dozen witnesses and exhibits that Maxwell was Epstein's crucial enabler. Defense lawyers contend that Maxwell is being prosecuted as a scapegoat after sex trafficking charges brought against Epstein dissolved with his 2019 suicide in a Manhattan federal jail as he awaited trial.

A jury has ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations without reaching a verdict at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial Ghislaine Maxwell, center, speaks to her defense attorney Christian Everdell after Judge Alison Nathan read a jury note requesting the testimony of three accusers, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 in New York. The Manhattan federal court jury requested the transcripts less than an hour after resuming deliberations in a large room where they could spread out for coronavirus safety reasons. The jury had begun deliberating late Monday, working less than an hour before going home after closing arguments consumed most of the day. The jury is deciding whether Maxwell, 59, assisted her former financier boyfriend in the sexual abuse of teenage girls from 1994 to 2004. Jane said she was 14 when she met Maxwell and Epstein, and alleged that the pair fondled her together.

A jury has finished its first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

The sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is speeding to a conclusion.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court for a rare weekend hearing where attorneys made arguments about how the judge should instruct a jury on the law in Maxwell’s sex abuse trial.

Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorneys rested their case after just two days of calling witnesses. Maxwell says she's being tried in lieu of Epstein, who died in federal prison.

Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges stemming from her interactions with four teenage girls from 1994 to 2004.

Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges stemming from her interactions with four teenage girls from 1994 to 2004.

Maxwell's lawyers portrayed her as a scapegoat targeted by the government after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting his own trial.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, left, sits at the defense table with defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca while listening to testimony in her sex abuse trial, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein who was charged with sex trafficking after the financier's death, will not take the stand in her own defense. Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges stemming from her interactions with four teenage girls from 1994 to 2004. On Friday, Andersson-Dubin was asked by one of Maxwell's attorneys if she had ever been in a group sexual encounter with Jane. As the Dubin children — including two daughters — grew up, they sometimes joined their parents on flights with Epstein, Andersson-Dubin said.

Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch Eva Andersson Dubin, right, testifies as Judge Alison Nathan, left, listens on the bench during the Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in New York. Eva Andersson-Dubin, 60, testified that she dated Epstein "off and on" from 1983 to the early 1990s, before he dated Maxwell. Epstein and Andersson-Dubin remained friends after breaking up and, in 1994, she married another moneyed financier, Glenn Dubin, with whom she had three children. On Friday, Andersson-Dubin was asked by one of Maxwell's attorneys if she had ever been in a group sexual encounter with Jane. As the Dubin children — including two daughters — grew up, they sometimes joined their parents on flights with Epstein, Andersson-Dubin said.

After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial.

A former office worker for financier Jeffrey Epstein has testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial that she didn't witness misconduct by Maxwell during the six years she worked with her.

The case for and against Ghislaine Maxwell has been made, and as soon as Monday, her fate will rest squarely in the jury’s hands.

Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial is the most high-profile case Nathan has presided over. So far, she's been evenhanded and restrained in the case.

An aspiring musician, a young British model, a struggling middle school dropout and an impressionable high school student were the four key witnesses to testify against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex-abuse trial.

Prosecutors at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell have completed presenting their case against the British socialite accused of sexually abusing teenage girls with her late companion, financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell has been paused because an attorney on the case has gotten sick.

The family of the British woman charged with helping the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls has asked the U_S_ attorney general to improve the treatment she is receiving during her trial “in the interest of justice and common humanity.”.

A prosecutor says Ghislaine Maxwell and the late Jeffrey Epstein were partners in crime in the sexual abuse of teenage girls.

A prosecutor says Ghislaine Maxwell and the late Jeffrey Epstein were partners in crime in the sexual abuse of teenage girls.

Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies' pension funds.

The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century,” designed to break a woman targeted by authorities who are desperate to blame someone for the late financier’s crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein Associate In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, listens during a court hearing flanked by her attorneys, Bobbi Sternheim, left, and Jeffrey Pagliuca, right, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls and women, when a judge began questioning them individually Tuesday. Wearing a black suit, Maxwell hugged her lawyers when she entered the courtroom and briefly sketched a courtroom artist who was drawing her. Judge Alison J. Nathan’s questions in Manhattan federal court were aimed at seeing if potential jurors can stay impartial in the sordid case against Maxwell. Ghislaine Maxwell holds U.S., British and French citizenships and was repeatedly denied bail in the run-up to her trial.

Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls and women when a judge began questioning them individually.

Despite his suicide, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein will still be put on trial in a sense in the coming weeks by a proxy: his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Jeffrey Epstein Associate In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, listens during a court hearing flanked by her attorneys, Bobbi Sternheim, left, and Jeffrey Pagliuca, right, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in New York. The judge warned prospective jurors not to discuss the case with anyone or research it, on the internet or anywhere else. “Jury trials are part of the bedrock of American democracy,” she told them. Maxwell, 59, has been in a federal jail in Brooklyn since her July 2020 arrest. Epstein, her onetime boyfriend, was found unresponsive in his cell in a federal Manhattan lockup in August 2019 as he awaited a sex trafficking trial.

The weekslong process of selecting a jury for the federal sex trafficking trial of financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend has begun.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Accusers in the upcoming trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls can testify using pseudonyms or first names to protect their privacy, a judge ruled Monday. Nathan made a series of evidentiary rulings to define how the highly anticipated trial starting later this month will unfold. When Maxwell fell asleep, she was “poked to be woken up,” Sternheim told the judge. Nathan said she was allowing pseudonyms for several witnesses who are expected to provide “explicit” and “highly sensitive” testimony at the trial. Epstein died at a Manhattan lockup in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

A judge on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, rejected British socialite Maxwell's bid to block the public and news media from jury selection in her New York City trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said the press and public will be allowed to view the selection proceedings next month via video feeds to an overflow courtroom and a courthouse press room. She said two pool reporters will be let into the courtroom as she questions prospective jurors. The selection of 12 primary jurors and six alternates is scheduled to begin Nov. 4, with opening statements set for Nov. 29. For selection primary jurors, the defense will have 10 peremptory challenges and the prosecution will have six, Nathan said.

A judge has rejected British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to block the public and news media from jury selection in her New York City trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the government to explain why guards at the New York lock-up are allegedly repeatedly flashing light into Ghislaine Maxwell's jail cell during the overnight hours, which lawyers have argued could have led to a bruise under one eye, as seen in a newly released photo.

A judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell's efforts to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997 for then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan in Manhattan made the observation while explaining her reasons for denying bail earlier this week for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender. Defense lawyers recently asked for bail again, saying Maxwell has pledged her $22.5 million in assets plus millions more from friends and family. The judge noted the charges carry a presumption of detention before trial and could result in a long prison term. “But by and large, the arguments presented either were made at the initial bail hearing or could have been made then," Nathan wrote. She noted that Maxwell wasn't living with him in July and claimed they were getting divorced.

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan in Manhattan rejected the proposed bail for Ghislaine Maxwell in an order. Her attorneys said Maxwell would remain in a New York City residence under 24-hour guard and would submit to electronic monitoring if the judge accepted the bail package. A message seeking comment was sent to Maxwell's lawyers after Nathan ruled. She was charged with recruiting three teenagers as young as age 14 for Epstein to sexually abuse between 1994 and 1997. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 at a Manhattan federal jail as he awaited a sex trafficking trial.

On Tuesday, Nov. 24, one of Maxwell's attorneys said that her client is awakened every 15 minutes in jail while she sleeps to ensure she's breathing. Maxwell’s husband has not been identified in court papers. Epstein, Maxwell's ex-boyfriend, killed himself in his cell at a Manhattan federal jail in August 2019, a month after his arrest on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell's lawyers have said that she “vehemently maintains her innocence" and is committed to remaining in the U.S. and defending herself. Maxwell's first attempt to get out on bail, shortly after her arrest, was rejected.

Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to ensure she remains safe and doesn't flee a New York City residence. Maxwell, 58, is scheduled to face a July trial on charges that she recruited three teenage girls for Epstein to abuse in the mid-1990s. It said the assets, $16 million of which were in cash or equities, were worth $22.5 million on Oct. 31. "Ms. Maxwell vehemently maintains her innocence and is committed to defending herself," the lawyers wrote. Epstein killed himself in a federal Manhattan lockup in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to ensure she remains safe and doesn't flee a New York City residence. Maxwell, 58, is scheduled to face a July trial on charges that she recruited three teenage girls for Epstein to abuse in the mid-1990s. It said the assets, $16 million of which were in cash or equities, were worth $22.5 million on Oct. 31. "Ms. Maxwell vehemently maintains her innocence and is committed to defending herself," the lawyers wrote. Epstein killed himself in a federal Manhattan lockup in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

FILE - In this May 19, 2018 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, right, and then Vice President Tareck El Aissami tour the construction site of La Rinconada baseball stadium on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela. The prosecution of El Aissami, Venezuelas Oil Minister, for violating U.S. sanctions has run into another snag after a federal judge on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, allowed one of his co-defendants to withdraw a guilty plea over allegations U.S. attorneys withheld evidence in the case. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)The prosecution of Venezuela’s Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami for violating U.S. sanctions has run into another snag after a federal judge allowed one of his co-defendants to withdraw a guilty plea over allegations that U.S. attorneys withheld evidence in the case. Like Mones, Marin owns a flight charter company that allegedly arranged flights for El Aissami and Lopez. The same unit is prosecuting El Aissami, who has celebrated the prosecutorial setbacks.

Karimi allegedly conspired in an infrastructure project initiated by the Governments of Iran and Venezuela, said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers. He then lied to banks about Iranian involvement and took advantage of the U.S. financial system to benefit Iranian parties. In December 2006, Stratus Group incorporated a company in Tehran, which was then known as the Iranian International Housing Corporation (IIHC). Stratus Group created the Venezuela Project Executive Committee to oversee the execution of the Project. Mr. Demers and Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative efforts of the New York County District Attorneys Office and the FBI.