NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the Justice Department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Maxwell and Epstein’s cases, along with investigative materials that could amount to hundreds or thousands of previously unreleased documents. The ruling, in the wake of the passage last month of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, means the records could be made public within 10 days. The law requires the Justice Department to provide Epstein-related records to the public in a searchable format by Dec. 19.}
Judge Allows Release of Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Case Materials
A federal judge has ruled that the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials related to Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case, following a request to unseal grand jury documents.
In a significant development, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has authorized the Justice Department to make public various investigative materials from the sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, notably known as Jeffrey Epstein's confidant. Following a request from the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits, the ruling is timely, coinciding with the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the Department to provide records in a searchable format by December 19.
