DOJ Letter: Southern D.New, 16 December 2004 (EFTA00093025)

U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division VAA:WHG:JEC:JTM DOJ No. CRM-182-73090 Office of International Affairs Washington, D.C. 20530 FROM: The Central Authority of the United States TO: The Central Authority of the United Kingdom SUBJECT: Request for Expedited Assistance in the Matter of the Prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell DATE: August 4, 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 Ghislaine Maxwell in connection with her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein from at least in or