Prosecutors seek 30 to 55-year sentence for Ghislaine Maxwell
Federal prosecutors also said in the sentencing memo that the court should impose the maximum total allowable fine of $750,000.
June 23, 2022
By Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst
In the memorandum filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, prosecutors wrote Maxwell, a British socialite, enjoyed "a life of extraordinary luxury and privilege" while engaging in a "disturbing agreement" with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of five federal sex trafficking charges related to her role in recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, her close confidant.
“Instead of showing even a hint of acceptance of responsibility, the defendant makes a desperate attempt to cast blame wherever else she can,” prosecutors said in the sentencing memo.
Maxwell’s attempts to “cast aspersions on the Government for prosecuting her, and her claim that she is being held responsible for Epstein’s crimes, are both absurd and offensive,” prosecutors added.In the memo, prosecutors wrote that Maxwell recently reported that she has almost no assets despite telling the court in bail applications that she had $22 million.
Prosecutors in the memo described Maxwell as a multi-millionaire and said the court should impose the maximum total allowable fine of $750,000.
