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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document18 Filed 07/10/20 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wee ee a a = = x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) V. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL IN OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT’S MOTION FOR DETENTION Mark S. Cohen Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP 800 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-957-7600 Jeffrey S. Pagliuca (pro hac vice admission pending) Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FORMAN P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 303-831-7364 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ-OGR-00001581 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document18 Filed 07/10/20 Page 2 of 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 0.0.......cccccccceccecceseesceseesceescoeeeecaeeseceaseesacceeesecseesesseeectsseeessseseeaeens 1 ARGUMENT .0o..ccccccccccecccccesccseesscoeesecucesecuasseessesaesaecsessecssesessssseesaccaesaecssesecseeseesaseeeeaseseeaseseesessees 5 I. The Conditions Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic Mandate the Release of MS. Maxwell. ........ccccccccccccccecceseceseesseeseecseesecsecusecuaccsaecaeeceeeseesaecsaeesacsaeecseeseesseesseenaseseeeaeeees 5 II. The Government Has Not Carried Its Burden Under 18 U.S.C. § 3142.00. 9 A. Applicable Law.........cccccccccccccecccecsceesseceseeesececseecssecsesesececseccssesssecesseesseeesseenseeenes 9 B. Ms. Maxwell Has Rebutted the Presumption That She Poses a Flight Risk, and the Government Has Not Carried Its Burden That No Combination of Conditions Can Be Imposed To Reasonably Assure Her Presence [11 Court ...........cecceccececeecceeesceesecesecesseeceeecnaeeeseeesseecsaeesecesecesseeesaeensneeses 11 1. Ms. Maxwell’s Personal History and Characteristics Demonstrate That She Is Not a Flight Risk... ccceeeeeeeteeeees 12 2. The Nature and Circumstances of the Charges and the Weight of the Evidence Militate in Favor of Batl...........ccccecccceeeeeeeeeseeeeteereeteens 17 3. The Proposed Bail Package Is More Than Adequa […]