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Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwellās sex trafficking conviction
Read full article: Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwellās sex trafficking convictionA judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwellās sex trafficking conviction, despite a jurorās failure to disclose heād been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Ghislaine Maxwell juror regrets not disclosing sex abuse
Read full article: Ghislaine Maxwell juror regrets not disclosing sex abuseA 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.
US securities agency denies claims it's harassing Elon Musk
Read full article: US securities agency denies claims it's harassing Elon MuskU.S. securities regulators responded to allegations that they are harassing Tesla CEO Elon Musk, writing in a letter that theyāre following a judgeās instructions in trying to speak with Musk's lawyers about his posts on Twitter.
Behind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberations
Read full article: Behind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberationsThe 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.
Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Read full article: Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trialA jury has signaled that it's settled into deliberations at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell with a request for a white board and different colored sticky notes.
Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trial
Read full article: Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trialBritish 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 Maxwellās sex abuse trial.
Ex-Epstein worker says she 'never' saw misconduct by Maxwell
Read full article: Ex-Epstein worker says she 'never' saw misconduct by MaxwellA former office worker for financier Jeffrey Epstein has testified at Ghislaine Maxwellās sex abuse trial that she didn't witness misconduct by Maxwell during the six years she worked with her.
4 women met Maxwell as teens. They're accusing her as adults
Read full article: 4 women met Maxwell as teens. They're accusing her as adultsAn 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.
Prosecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
Read full article: Prosecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine MaxwellProsecutors 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.
Maxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trial
Read full article: Maxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trialThe 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 āin the interest of justice and common humanity.ā.
Maxwell's brother says US prosecutors seeking to 'break' her
Read full article: Maxwell's brother says US prosecutors seeking to 'break' herThe brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is āthe most over-hyped trial of the century,ā designed to break a woman targeted by authorities who are desperate to blame someone for the late financierās crimes.
Judge vets potential jurors for Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Read full article: Judge vets potential jurors for Ghislaine Maxwell trialProspective 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.
Judge won't bar public from Ghislaine Maxwell jury selection
Read full article: Judge won't bar public from Ghislaine Maxwell jury selectionA judge has rejected British socialite Ghislaine Maxwellās 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.
Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex charges
Read full article: Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex chargesA 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.
Judge: $28.5M bail package for Epstein ex not a close call
Read full article: Judge: $28.5M bail package for Epstein ex not a close callU.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. āBut 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.
Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid
Read full article: Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bidU.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.
US questions Maxwell's marriage in push to keep her jailed
Read full article: US questions Maxwell's marriage in push to keep her jailedOn 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. Maxwellās 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 āvehemently 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.
US case against Venezuela's oil minister hits another snag
Read full article: US case against Venezuela's oil minister hits another snagFILE - 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 Venezuelaās 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.
Documents unsealed from suit against Epsteins ex-girlfriend
Read full article: Documents unsealed from suit against Epsteins ex-girlfriendProsecutors had asked Nathan to block Maxwell's lawyers from publicly identifying the women unless they identified themselves as participants in the criminal case. Nathan's order came hours after newly unsealed court documents provided a fresh glimpse into a fierce civil court fight between Maxwell, who was Epstein's former girlfriend, and one of the women who accused the couple of sexual abuse. The documents released late Thursday were from a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's alleged victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Among the newly released documents were emails Maxwell and Epstein exchanged in January 2015, when Giuffre's allegations were getting a new round of media attention. Her lawyers said they should be blocked because she now faces criminal charges.