From: " (NY) (FBI)" To: "Petronella. Michael A. (NY) (FBI)" •MI IMIE>, ' (FBI)" < Subject: Fw: Ghislaine Maxwell Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:13:36 +0000 Importance: Normal (NY) From: . (NY) (FBI) Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 12:56:44 PM To: . (NY) (FBI) < > Cc: (NY) (FBI) < > Subject: Ghislaine Maxwell On 12/06/2018, the FBI New York Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (FBI-NY CEHTTF) initiated a child sex trafficking case following a request by the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York (SDNY), based on several victims that had been sexually abused by JEFFREY EPSTEIN (Epstein) in the mid- 2000's. Epstein was indicted on 07/02/2019 and arrested on 07/06/2019. On 08/10/2019, FBI-NY was notified Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell. The child sex trafficking investigation continued to pursue co- conspirators, including GHISLAINE MAXWELL (Maxwell). Maxwell was first mentioned in the case file on 04/23/2019. Victim interviews revealed Maxwell groomed minor victims by befriending them first, developed a rapport with victims, then attempted to normalize sexual abuse. Maxwell was present with the minor victims while victims were undressed in front of Epstein and instructed minor victims on how to massage Epstein, to include sexual contact. Note: SDNY proffered Maxwell with her Defense counsel prior to indictment. On 06/29/2020, Maxwell was indicted on five counts, as follows: Count 1: Conspiracy to entice minors Count 2: Enticement of a minor Count 3: Conspiracy to transport minors Count 4: Transportation of a minor Count 5: Two counts of Perjury On 03/29/2021, a Grand Jury in SDNY issued a superseding indictment against Maxwell with the following counts: Count 1: Conspiracy to entice minors Count 2: Enticement of a Minor to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts Count 3: Conspiracy to Transport Minors with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity Count 4: Transportation of a Minor with Inte