VAA:WHG:JEC:JTM

0 VAA:WHG:JEC:JTM DOJ No. CRM-182-73090 Office of International Affairs Washington, D.C. 20530 U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division FROM: The Central Authority of the United States TO: The Central Authority of the United Kingdom SUBJECT: Request for Assistance in the Matter of the Prosecution of Chislaine Maxwell DATE: August=a, 2021 The Central Authority of the United States of America ("U.S.") requests the assistance of the Central Authority of the United Kingdom ("UK") under the 1994 Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the U.S. and the UK, as amended by the 16 December 2004 Instrument and exchange of notes ('the Treaty"). The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of' Investigation (collectively the "U.S. authorities") are prosecuting charges of violations of United States criminal law concerning Ghislaine Maxwell and her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor gi