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.}
Federal Judge Allows Release of Ghislaine Maxwell Investigation Materials
A federal judge has ruled that materials related to the investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, a key figure in the Jeffrey Epstein case, can be made public, following the recent enactment of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
In a significant legal decision, a federal judge has cleared the way for the public release of investigative documents linked to Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case. This ruling follows a request from the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts and other materials, coinciding with the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act which mandates the disclosure of Epstein-related records by December 19. The court's decision indicates that hundreds to thousands of documents may soon become available to the public, potentially shedding more light on the Epstein scandal.
