Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell is a British socialite who served as Jeffrey Epstein's closest associate and primary accomplice in his sex trafficking operation. The archive documents 13,542 emails spanning 1990 to 2015. These emails reflect Maxwell's central role in managing Epstein's properties, coordinating travel, and facilitating his abuse of underage girls. On December 29, 2021, Maxwell was convicted on five federal counts including conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of a minor. She was sentenced to 240 months' imprisonment. The archive reveals Maxwell's operational role in the criminal enterprise through correspondence with elite figures including Bill Clinton, Peter Mandelson, Doug Band, and numerous financial advisors at UBS managing accounts tied to the TerraMar Project, her ocean conservation nonprofit that served as a vehicle for financial transactions during the investigation.

Background#

Maxwell is the daughter of Robert Maxwell, the British media proprietor who died in 1991 under suspicious circumstances. Following her father's death and the collapse of his business empire, she relocated to New York and developed a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The federal indictment filed June 29, 2020 describes Maxwell as among Epstein's "closest associates" during the 1990s and early 2000s, noting she "was in an intimate relationship with Epstein and also was paid by Epstein to manage his various properties."

From approximately 1994 to 2004, Maxwell recruited, groomed, and facilitated Epstein's sexual abuse of numerous underage girls, according to the Second Circuit's 2024 opinion affirming her conviction. The court found that Maxwell "groomed numerous young women to engage in sexual activity with Epstein by building friendships with these young women, gradually normalizing discussions of sexual topics and sexual abuse."

In 2012, Maxwell founded the TerraMar Project, a nonprofit ocean conservation organization. The archive documents extensive financial activity through this entity in 2019, including a $100,000 wire transfer Maxwell described as "for legal services" to Leah Saffian Inc., processed through her UBS accounts in August 2019.

Virginia Giuffre filed a defamation lawsuit against Maxwell in September 2015, alleging Maxwell had called her a liar after Giuffre publicly described Maxwell's role in recruiting her as a minor and facilitating Epstein's abuse. Following Epstein's arrest in July 2019 and death in August 2019, federal prosecutors arrested Maxwell on July 2, 2020 in New Hampshire. Her trial concluded on December 29, 2021 with guilty verdicts on five of six counts. She was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment on June 28, 2022, a sentence upheld on appeal by the Second Circuit on September 17, 2024.

Correspondence with Epstein#

Maxwell's correspondence demonstrates her role as Epstein's operational partner and property manager. The archive contains 13,542 emails with Maxwell as sender or recipient, the highest volume for any individual in the network apart from Epstein himself. Maxwell shared 5,445 emails directly with Epstein or his aliases.

The emails reveal Maxwell managing Epstein's Paris apartment and coordinating staffing. She wrote to a contact referred to as "Hubby": "I have a message for you from JE -I'm going to be in Paris, I'd appreciate things be ready then, around May 1st". In September 2002, Maxwell arranged to interview a Sri Lankan applicant with French citizenship for a position, scheduling the meeting for October 1-2 in Paris.

Maxwell coordinated travel with political figures. She emailed Peter Mandelson: "JE and I will be in Europe coming w/Clinton that week of the 1st Oct and we would love to" see him. Doug Band, Clinton's aide, sent Maxwell a message: "Happy new year All set on the trip?".

Epstein's guidance to Maxwell about screening potential associates appears in his message: "meet him,,,,he's interesting,,, very much like joe roberts... boring, rich„ hick„ remember he is the one who was blackmailed by the gir in p.b. „, from donad trumps party".

Maxwell coordinated purchases of counterfeit luxury goods. She wrote about buying "100 watches" and directed someone to "go to any of the watch booths in fact you will probably have to go to several to get the 50 I am now after" at a building with "hundreds of shops that sold fake watches fake handbags."

In August 2019, as federal prosecutors investigated Epstein's network following his July 2019 arrest, Maxwell directed a $100,000 wire transfer through her UBS accounts, noting "This is also for legal services". The transfer went to Leah Saffian Inc., processed by her wealth advisors at UBS including Lyle Casriel, Vijai Ramdeen, and Elyanna Rivas.

Maxwell's proffer session with prosecutors reveals she maintained contact with Epstein until approximately 2015-2017, stating communications were "in regards to the civil suits...the defamation suit I found myself in. I needed help. I needed information." This confirms ongoing coordination between Maxwell and Epstein for legal strategy even after his 2008 conviction and continued through the period when civil litigation intensified.

Recruitment and Grooming Operations#

The Mar-a-Lago Recruitment of Virginia Roberts

Maxwell's recruitment of Virginia Roberts (Giuffre) at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach demonstrates her hands-on approach to identifying and grooming victims. According to FBI 302 interview reports, Maxwell approached the 16-year-old Roberts while she was working at the club. As Roberts described in media accounts entered as court exhibits: "I was wearing my uniform - a white miniskirt and a skin-tight white polo top - when I was approached by Ghislaine." Maxwell told Roberts she worked for "a very wealthy gentleman who was looking for a travelling masseuse" and promised "I'd get training and be paid well."

The FBI 302 documents Maxwell's pitch to Roberts and her father: "MAXWELL explained that she and her companion, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, traveled around the world" and "spoke with [victim]'s father and told him it was a wonderful opportunity." Maxwell positioned herself as a mentor figure, discussing travel opportunities and career advancement while concealing the true nature of what Epstein sought.

Training Sessions and the Massage Scheme

The FBI 302 interview report provides detailed testimony about Maxwell's direct participation in grooming: "EPSTEIN was already on the massage table...MAXWELL demonstrated to [victim] how to perform massage techniques." Maxwell was physically present during the victim's first encounter with Epstein, using her presence as a woman to make the teenager feel safe and normalize the situation. This pattern—using Maxwell's presence to provide false reassurance—appears repeatedly in victim accounts.

According to the FBI 302, Roberts "was paid $200.00 in cash, which [she] believed was obtained from a black duffel bag from EPSTEIN's office." The payment structure was standardized across victims: as documented in civil RICO complaints, there was "a standard payment of several hundred dollars for going to the mansion, and standard escalation feature depending on the nature of the sexual acts." The Daily Mail account confirms Roberts received "two $100 bills" after her first encounter and that Epstein "guaranteed her a minimum of $200 each time she gave him what he called an 'erotic massage.'" The FBI 302 further documents that Roberts "was to be paid $200.00 per day for travel and $200.00 per hour for massages."

An Epstein Accusations List compiled by prosecutors documents the consistent payment structure across multiple victims: "Paid $300 each time"; "paid $200 each time." This standardization reflects the organized, business-like nature of the trafficking operation Maxwell helped manage.

Facilitating International Travel and Passport Acquisition

Maxwell played a direct role in enabling victims to travel internationally with Epstein. The FBI 302 documents: "EPSTEIN assisted [victim] in getting her passport. [Victim] got passport photographs of herself and provided them to EPSTEIN. The remaining paperwork was taken care of by EPSTEIN or someone on his behalf." Roberts then traveled with Epstein and Maxwell to "Paris, France, the South of France, London, England, Africa, and Spain."

The archive contains evidence of Maxwell's role in arranging visas and international logistics. Email correspondence from Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant, discusses arranging a "Japanese Visa" for a Russian individual. This correspondence illustrates the infrastructure for facilitating international movement of people in Epstein's network.

The Broader Recruitment Infrastructure

Maxwell did not work alone. Civil RICO complaints describe an organized network: "Epstein and his co-conspirators...recruited numerous young, attractive girls, many of whom were 'financially distressed,' by holding out false promises of modeling careers and other economic opportunities." The complaints identify Maxwell's co-conspirators, including "Sarah Kellen, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jean Luc Brunel" as individuals who "assisted defendant Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and procuring minor girls" and "had full knowledge of the crimes of the enterprise."

Sarah Kellen: Scheduler and Recruiter Handler

Sarah Kellen served as Maxwell's subordinate in managing the day-to-day scheduling of victims. The MJ v. Epstein RICO case statement describes Kellen as Epstein's "scheduler, scheduling appointments for the minor girls to ostensibly do 'work' when in fact (as she well knew) she was scheduling them to be sexually abused and prostituted by Epstein." Kellen "spoke personally to the recruiters as well as to the minor girls who were victims" and "helped arrange for recruiters of the minor girls." She "assisted Epstein in attempting to keep Epstein's criminal sexual abuse unknown to law enforcement."

Court records show Kellen named as a co-defendant alongside Epstein in civil cases filed by Jane Doe 1, with additional litigation seeking protective orders against both Epstein and Kellen. Flight logs document "SK" (Sarah Kellen) traveling with Maxwell ("GM") on Epstein's aircraft, and discovery requests in Giuffre v. Maxwell specifically seek "All documents relating to communications with...Sarah Kellen."

Notes from prosecutor-witness discussions reference massage scheduling communications: "Massage Pads SAO3008 4/1/05 For Jeffrey = 2x8 -> knew to mean teenage girl M Jean-Luc...I wrote this msg. GM in house & said on this is funny...know talking about scheduling massage." This document indicates Maxwell ("GM") was in the house and aware of coded scheduling messages for underage victims.

Nadia Marcinkova: Participant and Recruiter

The MJ RICO complaint identifies Nadia Marcinkova as someone who "is known to be Epstein's bisexual sex slave" who "also directly participated in the sexual abuse of the minor girls by participating in unlawful sexual activities and prostitution with the girls." The complaint lists "Nadia Marcinkova, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jean Luc Brunel" together as "other wrongdoers and criminal participants" who "assisted defendant Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and procuring minor girls" and "had full knowledge of the crimes of the enterprise."

The FBI 302 documents that "MAXWELL had a professional camera and printed numerous photographs" and describes Maxwell taking "nude or alluring photographs of the girls around EPSTEIN." This photographic documentation served both as leverage and as part of the grooming process. Discovery requests in the Giuffre litigation specifically seek communications with "Sarah Kellen...and Nadia Marcinkova," indicating prosecutors and plaintiffs viewed both as key figures working under Maxwell's direction.

Jean-Luc Brunel and the MC2 Modeling Pipeline

Maxwell worked closely with Jean-Luc Brunel, a modeling agent, to provide victims through an international pipeline. The MJ RICO complaint states that "Brunel used his modeling agency to locate underage girls for Epstein and others to sexually abuse" and that "Maxwell and Brunel specifically intended to have Epstein abuse the girls and acted with full awareness of Epstein's intentions."

The FBI 302 provides extensive detail: "JEAN LUC BRUNEL, was a model recruiter and was frequently around EPSTEIN. BRUNEL would bring girls to EPSTEIN. Many of the girls BRUNEL brought to EPSTEIN had poor English language skills and appeared to be very young...estimated some of the girls were as young as 16 years old. The young girls were promised modeling contracts or acting careers." Most disturbingly, the FBI 302 states: "An unknown individual sent EPSTEIN three 12 year-old girls from France as a birthday gift...believed the girls may have been provided by JEAN LUC BRUNEL."

Internal JPMorgan Chase reporting documented in derivative litigation reveals: "An internal March 2011 report explained that a company named 'MC2 Model Management and Jeffrey Epstein engaged in racketeering that involved luring in minor children for sexual play for money,' and that MC2 Model Management's owner was a 'frequent passenger on Epstein's private jet and often visited Epstein in jail.'" The Epstein Accusations List documents that victims reported Epstein and Maxwell told them "to have sex with...MC2 model agency cofounder Jean Luc Brunel."

The modeling industry provided perfect cover for international trafficking. The FBI 302 documents multiple victims who reported being recruited with promises of modeling careers. The Accusations List includes a victim who "Met Epstein in 1997 in Santa Monica, LA. Took her back to his hotel for a Victoria's Secret tryout." Another victim reported being told by Epstein that "he could make her a Victoria's secret model."

International Recruitment Routes

The archive documents recruitment extending across multiple continents. The Accusations List includes victims recruited in diverse locations: one victim was "[recruited] in South Africa when she was 20. Within two weeks, arrived in New York." Another was "Met in London...Grooming/Recruitment: 'It wasn't zero to 100 in one day.'" The FBI 302 describes girls brought by Brunel with "poor English language skills," indicating Eastern European or other non-English-speaking countries as source locations.

The Interlochen Arts Academy Connection

The archive contains an actual Interlochen Arts Camp application form from 1994 found in Epstein's files. The application is for an intermediate-level student from Palm Beach, Florida, interested in Theatre Arts/Musical Theatre. The student's mother is listed as an interior decorator and the father "PASSED AWAY." This application, found among Epstein's personal records during the same period Maxwell was photographed at Interlochen, suggests the prestigious arts academy served as a recruitment ground. The archive also contains records of Epstein Foundation donations to Interlochen, establishing a financial relationship that may have facilitated access to students.

Recruitment Tactics and Victim Profiles

The MJ RICO complaint describes the systematic targeting of vulnerable girls: Epstein and his co-conspirators "obtained young, skinny, and attractive girls to satisfy his sexual desires while they were economically disadvantaged and lacked a stable family life." The Accusations List documents specific recruitment approaches: "Recruited by unidentified female brunette in her 20s outside of her high school"; victims were told "I love girls your age"; promises that Epstein "could make her a Victoria's secret model."

The grooming process was gradual and calculated. As one victim described in the Accusations List: "Grooming/Recruitment: 'It wasn't zero to 100 in one day.'" Recruiters would befriend victims, learn about their economic circumstances and family situations, offer money and opportunities, then gradually introduce sexual expectations. The FBI 302 documents how victims were told by other girls that Epstein "wanted a massage" and to give him "whatever he wants."

Lesley Groff: Administrative Coordinator

While not directly involved in recruiting victims, Lesley Groff served as Epstein's primary administrative assistant and played a crucial role in coordinating the logistics that enabled the trafficking operation. The archive contains extensive email correspondence showing Groff, who signed emails as "Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein," managing Epstein's complex schedule and travel arrangements.

Groff's correspondence includes coordinating communications with Governor Bill Richardson's office, arranging helicopter transportation, scheduling phone calls between Epstein and political figures, and managing visa applications. Her role appears in emails spanning 2009 through 2018. She continued working for Epstein even after his 2008 conviction and maintained the operational infrastructure supporting his activities.

The Les Wexner Relationship and Ohio Estate Assaults#

Maxwell's relationship with billionaire Les Wexner, founder of L Brands (parent company of Victoria's Secret), provided crucial infrastructure for the trafficking operation. The FBI 302 interview report documents that a victim "provided an erotic massage to LESLIE WEXNER in New York, New York" and that "EPSTEIN and WEXNER were close friends and had regular contact." The victim "described WEXNER as a creep."

Most significantly, Wexner's Ohio estate served as a location for serious sexual assaults. Maria Farmer's civil complaint alleges that "Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell violently sexually assaulted Maria while she was working on an art project at Epstein's guest house on Les Wexner's Ohio estate, and threatened to ruin her career and her life if she told anyone about the assault." The amended complaint provides additional detail: "Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell flew Maria to Ohio as part of her employment duties and violently sexually assaulted her" in approximately 1995, when Farmer "was an accomplished artist and graduate student at the New York Academy of Art."

The Victoria's Secret brand itself was weaponized as a recruitment tool. The Accusations List documents multiple victims who reported being told that Epstein "could make her a Victoria's Secret model," with one victim describing how she "Met Epstein in 1997 in Santa Monica, LA. Took her back to his hotel for a Victoria's Secret tryout." Press coverage found in the archive describes Wexner as someone with whom Epstein maintained close social ties, with one article noting "He's pals with a passel of Nobel Prize-winning scientists, CEOs like Leslie Wexner of the Limited, socialite Ghislaine Maxwell."

JPMorgan Chase litigation documents detail the Wexner-Epstein financial relationship and reference the New Albany, Ohio connections, providing additional context for understanding how Wexner's resources and properties were integrated into Epstein's criminal enterprise.

Connections to Political Figures#

Prince Andrew

The archive contains direct evidence of Maxwell's close relationship with Prince Andrew and her role in coordinating his interactions with Epstein's network. An email dated December 3, 2010 FROM "The Duke" (Prince Andrew's email account) TO Jeffrey Epstein forwards a New York Post Page Six article about "Prince Andrew mingles with glamorous New York ladies" at "a party at the townhouse of his pal Ghislaine Maxwell." The email's subject line reads: "I should have come...."

When media scrutiny intensified around Prince Andrew's connections to Epstein, Maxwell coordinated the response strategy. Email correspondence between Maxwell and Epstein shows them drafting responses to Vanity Fair inquiries about allegations involving Prince Andrew. Maxwell wrote responses in all caps: "MS MAXWELL MET MS [victim] WHEN SHE WAS 17 AND WAS LIVING WITH HER FIANCE." The Vanity Fair questions specifically asked about whether "Ghislaine Maxwell recruited her as Epstein's 'sex slave'" and about Andrew's "rendezvous" at Maxwell's London home.

The seriousness of allegations involving Prince Andrew led to formal legal action. The archive contains a U.S. Department of Justice request to the UK Central Authority seeking "assistance in the Matter of Material Witness PA" (Prince Andrew). U.S. prosecutors sought his testimony as a material witness.

Virginia Roberts's account of her recruitment at Mar-a-Lago, preserved in Daily Mail reporting entered as a court exhibit, describes Maxwell approaching her: "I was wearing my uniform - a white miniskirt and a skin-tight white polo top - when I was approached by Ghislaine." Roberts later described being introduced to Prince Andrew through Maxwell's facilitation. The Accusations List documents specific allegations: "Raped by Prince Andrew at Maxwell's in London. Instructed by Maxwell to 'do for Andrew what I do for Jeffrey'. Had sex with Prince Andrew 3 times."

In her proffer session with prosecutors, when asked about famous people and improper activity, Maxwell stated: "I did not ever at any time see that." However, the documentary evidence of coordinated media responses and Prince Andrew's own email to Epstein about parties at Maxwell's townhouse contradicts any claim of distance from these relationships.

Governor Bill Richardson

Maxwell and Epstein maintained ongoing contact with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson well after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Email correspondence from November 2010 shows Epstein emailing his assistant Lesley Groff with subject line "Re: Governor Richardson," discussing logistics for a Richardson visit. Another email from Groff to Epstein forwards a message from "Hartley, Janis, GOV" (Governor Richardson's office) stating: "Jeffrey would like to speak with the Governor...could you please have him give Jeffrey a call?"

Most remarkably, correspondence from January 2011 documents Epstein's helicopter picking up Governor Richardson: "Jeffrey Epstein has volunteered to pickup the Governor at Necker Island on Friday, January 7th, in his helicopter and fly him to St. Thomas." A September 2009 email from Richardson's aide asks Epstein's office: "Does he need to talk to him this weekend? I can get the Governor a message if necessary." December 2010 correspondence shows Richardson's office telling Groff "the Governor will talk to Governor Crist on Monday" for Epstein. Richardson was actively making political interventions on Epstein's behalf.

This pattern of contact continued through July 2011. Richardson maintained an active relationship with Epstein years after the 2008 conviction that should have made such associations radioactive for a sitting governor. The Accusations List documents victim allegations that "Epstein and Maxwell told her to have sex with...former Democratic Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell" and names Richardson in connection with the network, though specific allegations against Richardson are not detailed in the archive materials.

George Mitchell

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's relationship with Maxwell and Epstein is documented through Maxwell's own admissions and victim accounts. In her proffer session with prosecutors, Maxwell discussed Mitchell extensively: "I traveled with him...the most memorable trip I went to...I was friendly with his wife, start with that, with Heather...we went to Rome...we went to the Vatican." Maxwell confirmed Mitchell "was friends with" Epstein and that they traveled to Italy together.

The Accusations List documents: "[Victim] alleges Epstein and Maxwell told her to have sex with...former Democratic Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell." Maxwell's voluntary admission in her proffer that she traveled with Mitchell and was friends with his wife establishes the close personal relationship that provided access for the kind of arrangements victims described.

Connections to Financial Figures#

Glenn Dubin and Eva Andersson-Dubin

The relationship with hedge fund billionaire Glenn Dubin and his wife Eva Andersson-Dubin (Epstein's former girlfriend) involves some of the most serious allegations in the archive. The FBI 302 interview report contains devastating testimony: the victim's "first massage client" was introduced through "EVA LNU (believed to be EVA ANDERSSON DUBIN), a former model, and her husband, GLENN DUBIN." The FBI 302 states that the victim "provided an erotic massage to GLENN DUBIN...undressed and performed oral sex on DUBIN...also engaged in sexual intercourse, with DUBIN ejaculating...EPSTEIN paid for her encounter with DUBIN the following day." Critically, the FBI 302 notes: "[Victim] was 16 years old at the time she had sex with DUBIN."

This account describes commercial sexual exploitation of a minor arranged by Epstein with Maxwell's knowledge. The Accusations List corroborates: "Epstein directed her to have sex with Glen Dubin."

Despite these allegations, the Dubins maintained contact with Epstein long after his conviction. Email correspondence from December 2017 between Epstein and Eva Dubin discusses a "Nuclear Appointment," demonstrating an ongoing close relationship nearly a decade after Epstein's guilty plea.

Jes Staley and JPMorgan Chase

Maxwell's network included senior banking executives who facilitated Epstein's financial operations. The archive contains direct email correspondence between JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley and Epstein, with Staley writing "We need to talk." Other emails show Epstein CC'ing Staley on banking correspondence with JPMorgan about a "JPM donor advised fund" related to the Gates/Buffett Giving Pledge, and Epstein emailing JPMorgan's Paul Barrett, CC'ing Staley: "I find it crazy that you would tell Dick Merkin what I am buying....."

JPMorgan derivative litigation documents reveal the depth of the relationship: "Between 2008 and 2013, Staley and Epstein exchanged 1,200 emails (including pictures of young girls in seductive poses)." Despite internal warnings, JPMorgan maintained Epstein's accounts. The complaint documents that JPMorgan's General Counsel wrote about Epstein: "This is not an honorable person in any way. He should not be a client."

Internal DOJ correspondence reveals that "UK regulators opened Staley probe after receiving JPMorgan emails," indicating that the cache of Staley-Epstein correspondence provided to British authorities triggered regulatory investigation of Staley's conduct. The emails contained material sufficiently concerning to prompt formal regulatory action.

Alan Dershowitz

Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz played a dual role in Epstein's network—as legal advisor and as an individual accused of participating in abuse. The archive contains full deposition transcripts of Dershowitz in the Edwards v. Dershowitz case. Alfredo Rodriguez's deposition mentions "Alan Dershowitz" as present at Epstein's residence, establishing his frequent presence at locations where abuse occurred.

The Accusations List documents specific allegations: one entry states a victim was "Shown into a room with Alan Dershowitz and Epstein. Dershowitz left the room." More seriously, another entry records: "[Victim] previously alleged she had been forced by Epstein and Maxwell to have sex with lawyer Alan Dershowitz... Had sex with Dershowitz at least 6 times, aged 16-19."

Dershowitz was part of Epstein's legal defense team during the 2008 Florida prosecution, helping negotiate the controversial Non-Prosecution Agreement while simultaneously being named in victim allegations. This created a profound conflict of interest whereby an attorney accused of participating in the criminal enterprise helped craft the legal settlement that protected both his client and potentially himself.

Connections#

Maxwell maintained extensive correspondence with elite figures in Epstein's network. Her top correspondents include Jeffrey Epstein (5,445 shared emails), Philip Levine (419 emails), Ted Waitt (398 emails), Tom Pritzker (371 emails), and Doug Band (252 emails).

Maxwell communicated frequently with UBS wealth management staff managing her accounts, including Vijai Ramdeen (318 emails), Juliana Shkreli (300 emails), Elyanna Rivas (251 emails), Lyle Casriel (187 emails), and Scott Stackman (185 emails). These accounts were linked to the TerraMar Project and processed the August 2019 $100,000 wire Maxwell designated for legal services.

Maxwell coordinated with political figures including Peter Mandelson (65 emails), the British Labour politician, regarding meetings with Clinton and European travel. She corresponded with Bill Clinton (identified as "WJC" in 129 emails) and his aide Doug Band about international trips.

Business connections include Casey Wasserman (113 emails), entertainment executive and Wasserman Media Group CEO, and Louis O'Neill (70 emails).

Document References#

Maxwell appears extensively in federal court records documenting her prosecution and related civil litigation. The June 29, 2020 sealed indictment charged Maxwell with conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and perjury. The indictment details her grooming of three minor victims between 1994 and 1997, describing how Maxwell "attempted to befriend some of Epstein's minor victims prior to their abuse, including by asking the victims about their lives, their schools, and their families," then worked to "normalize sexual abuse for a minor victim by, among other things, discussing sexual topics, undressing in front of the victim, being present when a minor victim was undressed, and/or being present for sex acts involving the minor victim and Epstein."

The Second Circuit's September 17, 2024 opinion affirming Maxwell's conviction rejected her arguments that Epstein's 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida barred her prosecution, finding the agreement "did not affirmatively show that the NPA was intended to bind multiple districts" and concluding "nothing in the text of the NPA or its negotiation history suggests that the NPA precluded USAO-SDNY from prosecuting Maxwell."

The Non-Prosecution Agreement itself is preserved in the archive, along with the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility executive summary investigating how the 2008 plea deal was handled. These documents reveal the extraordinarily lenient treatment Epstein received and establish the legal framework that allowed him to continue his activities with minimal consequences.

Flight logs filed in Giuffre v. Maxwell document 23 flights between December 2000 and August 2002 with Maxwell, Epstein, and Virginia Roberts as passengers, traveling to Epstein's properties in Palm Beach, the U.S. Virgin Islands, New Mexico, and international destinations. The logs show Maxwell present on flights with other young women including "Emmy Taylor," "Gwendolyn Beck," "Sarah Kellen," and "Cindy Lopez."

Virginia Giuffre's September 21, 2015 defamation complaint alleged Maxwell "sexually abused Giuffre and helped Epstein to sexually abuse Giuffre" and that in January 2015, Maxwell "undertook a concerted and malicious campaign to discredit Giuffre" by directing her agent to issue statements calling Giuffre's allegations "untrue," "obvious lies," and claiming they had been "shown to be untrue." The complaint describes how Maxwell "was served with a subpoena for deposition" but "claimed that her mother fell deathly ill and that consequently she was leaving the United States for London with no plans of ever returning," though "within weeks of using that excuse to avoid testifying, Maxwell had returned to New York."

Multiple civil complaints filed by Epstein victims name Maxwell as a defendant. Maria Farmer's November 2019 complaint describes sexual assault at Wexner's Ohio estate. Juliette Bryant's November 2019 complaint, Annie Farmer's case, and others describe Maxwell's role in facilitating their abuse. The MJ v. Epstein RICO complaint provides the most comprehensive description of the criminal enterprise, naming Maxwell alongside Sarah Kellen, Nadia Marcinkova, and Jean-Luc Brunel as co-conspirators who "assisted defendant Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and procuring minor girls" and describing the systematic nature of the operation.

Jane Doe 1's civil case names "JEFFREY EPSTEIN, HALEY ROBSON, and SARAH KELLEN" as defendants. Victims sought accountability from multiple members of the network. In 2020, Maxwell herself filed suit in the Virgin Islands Superior Court seeking funds from Epstein's estate for legal fees, claiming she was owed reimbursement under agreements with Epstein.

Visits to Epstein Properties#

Manhattan Townhouse (9 East 71st Street): Maxwell managed operations at Epstein's New York residence and was present there regularly throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The federal indictment identifies the "multi-story private residence on the Upper East Side of Manhattan" as one of the primary locations where victims were groomed and abused. Flight logs and court documents confirm Maxwell's frequent presence at this property. Prince Andrew's December 2010 email references "a party at the townhouse of his pal Ghislaine Maxwell," and correspondence shows her coordinating events and managing the property through at least 2010.

Palm Beach Residence: Flight logs document Maxwell traveling to Epstein's Palm Beach estate on December 11, 2000; January 26, 2001; January 30, 2001; and numerous other occasions through 2002. The federal indictment identifies Palm Beach as a location where Minor Victim-1 was sexually abused by Epstein between 1994 and 1997, with Maxwell present for and involved in some abuse. The FBI 302 confirms Maxwell recruited Virginia Roberts at the nearby Mar-a-Lago club and brought her to the Palm Beach residence for her first encounter with Epstein.

U.S. Virgin Islands (Little St. James Island): Maxwell traveled to Epstein's private island on at least nine documented occasions between December 2000 and April 2001, including flights on December 17, 2000; January 27, 2001; January 30, 2001; April 11, 2001; and April 16, 2001, with Virginia Roberts present.

New Mexico Ranch: Flight logs document Maxwell traveling to Epstein's Santa Fe ranch on March 29, 2001; March 31, 2001; July 11, 2001; July 16, 2001; and August 17, 2002. The federal indictment describes how "MAXWELL interacted with Minor Victim-2 on at least one occasion in or about 1996 at Epstein's residence in New Mexico when Minor Victim-2 was under the age of 18," noting "MAXWELL and Epstein took Minor Victim-2 to a movie and MAXWELL took Minor Victim-2 shopping" before Maxwell "began her efforts to groom Minor Victim-2 for abuse by Epstein."

Paris Apartment: Maxwell coordinated operations at Epstein's Paris residence. She emailed about ensuring "things be ready" for Epstein's arrival around May 1st and scheduled meetings to interview staff for the Paris property in October.

London Residence: The federal indictment identifies "MAXWELL's personal residence in London, England" as a location where victims were groomed and abused. According to the indictment, "MAXWELL groomed and befriended Minor Victim-3 in London, England between approximately 1994 and 1995," introducing the victim to Epstein and arranging "multiple interactions between Minor Victim-3 and Epstein" where "Epstein sexually abused Minor Victim-3." Virginia Roberts's accounts in the Accusations List describe being "Raped by Prince Andrew at Maxwell's in London" and being "Instructed by Maxwell to 'do for Andrew what I do for Jeffrey'."

Les Wexner's Ohio Estate: Maria Farmer's civil complaint alleges that "Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell violently sexually assaulted Maria while she was working on an art project at Epstein's guest house on Les Wexner's Ohio estate, and threatened to ruin her career and her life if she told anyone about the assault." The amended complaint provides additional detail about Maxwell flying Farmer to Ohio in approximately 1995 and participating in the assault.

Criminal Activity#

The archive documents Maxwell's central role as Epstein's accomplice in a multi-year sex trafficking conspiracy targeting underage girls. The federal indictment charges that "from at least in or about 1994, up to and including at least in or about 1997, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18. The victims were as young as 14 years old when they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein."

Maxwell's pattern involved befriending victims to gain their trust, then normalizing sexual abuse. The indictment details how Maxwell "attempted to befriend some of Epstein's minor victims prior to their abuse, including by asking the victims about their lives, their schools, and their families," taking victims "to the movies or shopping," then working to "normalize sexual abuse for a minor victim by, among other things, discussing sexual topics, undressing in front of the victim, being present when the minor victim was undressed, and/or being present for sex acts involving the minor victim and Epstein." The indictment notes "MAXWELL'S presence during minor victims' interactions with Epstein, including interactions where the minor victim was undressed or that involved sex acts with Epstein, helped put the victims at ease because an adult woman was present."

Maxwell encouraged victims to provide "massages to Epstein, including sexualized massages during which a minor victim would be fully or partially nude," with "many of those massages result[ing] in Epstein sexually abusing the minor victims." In some instances, the indictment states, "MAXWELL was present for and participated in the sexual abuse of minor victims."

The FBI 302 interview report provides first-hand testimony documenting Maxwell's hands-on role: Maxwell personally recruited Virginia Roberts at Mar-a-Lago, spoke with Roberts's father to reassure him, brought Roberts to Epstein's Palm Beach residence where "EPSTEIN was already on the massage table," and "MAXWELL demonstrated to [victim] how to perform massage techniques." Roberts "was paid $200.00 in cash, which [she] believed was obtained from a black duffel bag from EPSTEIN's office."

The payment structure was systematic and consistent across victims. The MJ RICO complaint describes "a standard payment of several hundred dollars for going to the mansion, and standard escalation feature depending on the nature of the sexual acts." The Accusations List documents: "Paid $300 each time"; "paid $200 each time." The Daily Mail account confirms "two $100 bills" for the first encounter and that Epstein "guaranteed her a minimum of $200 each time."

Maxwell facilitated international trafficking. The FBI 302 documents that "EPSTEIN assisted [victim] in getting her passport. [Victim] got passport photographs of herself and provided them to EPSTEIN. The remaining paperwork was taken care of by EPSTEIN or someone on his behalf." Roberts then traveled with Maxwell and Epstein to "Paris, France, the South of France, London, England, Africa, and Spain."

The flight logs document Maxwell facilitating the interstate transportation of Virginia Roberts, then a minor, on 23 flights between December 2000 and August 2002 to Epstein's properties in Florida, New York, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as international destinations.

Maxwell managed a network of co-conspirators. The MJ RICO complaint names "Sarah Kellen, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jean Luc Brunel" as individuals who "assisted defendant Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and procuring minor girls" and "had full knowledge of the crimes of the enterprise." The complaint describes Kellen as Epstein's "scheduler, scheduling appointments for the minor girls to ostensibly do 'work' when in fact (as she well knew) she was scheduling them to be sexually abused and prostituted by Epstein," while "Brunel used his modeling agency to locate underage girls for Epstein and others to sexually abuse."

Maxwell's coordination with Epstein on media strategy and victim credibility attacks is documented in 2011 email exchanges where they crafted responses to Vanity Fair questions. Maxwell wrote in all caps: "MS MAXWELL MET MS [victim] WHEN SHE WAS 17 AND WAS LIVING WITH HER FIANCE," a statement contradicted by trial evidence and designed to undermine the victim's credibility.

Maxwell's conduct continued through at least 2016, when she provided false testimony under oath. The indictment charges that "in or around 2016, in the context of a deposition as part of civil litigation, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, repeatedly provided false and perjurious statements, under oath, regarding, among other subjects, her role in facilitating the abuse of minor victims by Jeffrey Epstein." The pattern of false statements evident in the 2011 Vanity Fair responses foreshadowed the perjury charges that would follow.

Maxwell maintained contact with Epstein even after his 2008 conviction. Her proffer session confirms her last contact with Epstein was approximately 2015-2017, with communications "in regards to the civil suits...the defamation suit I found myself in. I needed help. I needed information." This coordination for legal strategy continued through the period when multiple civil cases were pending against both of them.

On December 29, 2021, a federal jury convicted Maxwell of conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of a minor. The Second Circuit upheld her conviction on September 17, 2024.

Maxwell's conduct constitutes violations of: 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity); 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement); 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting); and 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (perjury). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.