Federal Court Filing: Memorandum Of Ghislaine Maxwell (EFTA00103709)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. x 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) MEMORANDUM OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS ONE THROUGH FOUR OF THE SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT AS TIME-BARRED Mark S. Cohen Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP 800 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-957-7600 Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 303-831-7364 Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim 33 West 19th Street - 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-243-1100 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00103709 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1 SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS 2 ARGUMENT 3 I. The 2003 Amendment Does Not Apply Retroactively 3 A. Step One: Congress did not expressly prescribe retroactivity and rejected a proposal to do so. 6 B. Step Two: Application of the