Public Corruption Unit

Public Corruption Unit Short Form Updates July 5, 2020 A. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN CASES • In re Jeffrey Epstein, USAO 2018R01618 (AUSAs : On August 10, Epstein committed suicide at the MCC. The investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators continues. In particular, we have developed considerable evidence regarding the involvement of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend, in grooming multiple underage victims for sexual abuse b Epstein in the 1990s and for participating in some of the abuse, as well as one of Epstein's , who participated in scheduling massages, setting up the massage room, photographing victims, and paying victims in the early to mid 2000's. On June 29, 2020 a grand July returned a six count indictment charging Maxwell for her role in facilitating Epstein's abuse of minor girls. Maxwell was arrested on July 2 at a residence in New Hampshire and has been detained since. She was transported by the USMS to New York and is currently at the MDC.