She’s also been making her way through Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” fantasy series and popular book club fiction pick “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine,” by Gail Honeyman. Her reading list runs the gamut of criminal-justice related books like the award-winning “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson to “Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department Justice” by Sidney Powell, a conspiracy theorist and former lawyer for President Donald Trump.
HOW HAS GHISLAINE MAXWELL BEEN SPENDING HER TIME IN JAIL?Īccording to a website set up by her family, Maxwell has been working through a pile of books. Senate panel charged with considering her elevation. That promotion is not expected to interfere with proceedings in the Maxwell case, but the trial was in recess for the first three days of its third week so she could answer questions from the U.S. Nathan, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. WHO IS THE JUDGE FOR GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S TRIAL? Ghislaine is notably the baby of the family and said to have been the favorite of her father, who died falling off a yacht named for her. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. Two of her siblings, Kevin and Isabel, have attended each day of proceedings. Her family - the scions of the late publishing magnate, Robert Maxwell - is sticking by her. DOES GHISLAINE MAXWELL HAVE ANY NOTABLE SUPPORTERS? He did support her bail attempts, but has not been spotted at the trial. Andrew’s name has come up in this trial, though: a pilot of Epstein’s private jet, dubbed the “Lolita Express” by the news media, testified he had flown Andrew and an accuser confirmed she told the FBI she had flown with the prince, as well.Īlso unclear! She was living with him when she was arrested in New Hampshire, but court documents have not made his name public. That lawsuit won’t go to trial until at least late 2022. But the woman’s accusations have been left out of this trial. She says Maxwell facilitated her meetings with Andrew, who has denied the account. A woman is suing the British royal, saying he sexually abused her when she was 17. HOW IS PRINCE ANDREW INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS? He would not disclose his assets and income even after his July 2019 arrest, but he seems to have built a fortune managing investments for others. He left his teaching career at a tony Manhattan prep school to work at Bear Stearns, an investment bank, and then started his own money-management business. WHAT DID JEFFREY EPSTEIN DO FOR A LIVING? WHERE DID JEFFREY EPSTEIN HAVE HOMES?Īll over the place: Palm Beach New Mexico Manhattan the U.S.
Prosecutors have accused of her as functioning as Epstein’s madam, procuring underage girls to satisfy him sexually. They were romantically involved, but at some point - the timeline is unclear - she says she transitioned to being more of an employee, running his households. WHAT EXACTLY WAS GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S RELATIONSHIP WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN? Her attorneys and family have lambasted jail conditions, which they say are punitive and inhospitable to Maxwell’s ability to mount a proper defense. and France, the last of which does not extradite its citizens. Maxwell has triple citizenship with the U.S., U.K. Yes, despite multiple requests for bail, Maxwell has spent well over a year lodged in federal lockup in Brooklyn. SO HAS GHISLAINE MAXWELL BEEN IN JAIL THIS WHOLE TIME? Was that her eating a burger and reading a book on CIA operatives in Southern California? Was she living in Britain or Paris or maybe even Massachusetts? Prosecutors say she went into hiding in New Hampshire - where she was eventually arrested - in a million-dollar home where she kept her cellphone wrapped in foil. Her whereabouts became a subject of public speculation. After Epstein’s death, she withdrew from public activities like running an oceans charity. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 - almost a year after Epstein killed himself in jail while awaiting trial. WHAT WAS GHISLAINE MAXWELL UP TO BEFORE HER ARREST? One, Annie Farmer, decided to tell her story publicly. Three testified under the pseudonyms Jane, Kate and Carolyn. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, hinges on the accusations of four women who say they were teenagers when Maxwell and Epstein sexually exploited them in the 1990s and early 2000s.