A federal judge signed off on prosecutors' request to drop charges against Epstein's ex-guards, which became public the day after Maxwell's convictions. (The doc was dated earlier.)

Here's a statement by a lawyer for one guard.

Background, @LawCrimeNews: lawandcrime.com/high-profile/d…
Notably, Tova Noel's lawyer wrote:

"She shared the information known to her at the time of Jeffrey Epstein’s death and more importantly, provided truthful insight into the toxic culture, subpar training,
staffing shortages, and dysfunctional management of the now closed [MCC]."
The lawyer Jason Foy continued:

"In exchange for Ms. Noel’s cooperation, all charges against her were dismissed."

He described the now-shuttered prosecution as an attempt to "criminalize deficiencies in work performance in a manner that has never been done before" in SDNY.
The statement continues:

"Unfortunately, this case was also managed differently because of the infamous status of the wealthy, well connected, convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein."

He says his client, seen here, won't speak publicly until CBA proceedings w/ her union end.

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29 Dec 21
Judge Nathan reads a new Ghislaine Maxwell jury note.

"May we please have the following transcripts:"

* Shawn
* Cimberly Espinosa
* Amanda Young
* Jason Richards

Also one name she didn't read.
Of note:

This appears to be the first time they requested transcripts of *defense witness* testimony.

Espinosa was an ex-assistant at J. Epstein & Co.

Young and Richards are FBI agents called by the defense.

Shawn was Carolyn's ex-boyfriend, called by the prosecution.
The remaining (unread) name was apparently illegible. Judge Nathan is seeking clarification from the jury.

The jury also wants to know whether they're being asked to deliberate on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
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28 Dec 21
Judge Nathan enters and reads a jury note.

"Our deliberations are moving along, and we are making progress."

They want to adjourn at 5 p.m. and come in at 9 a.m.
🚨 Judge Nathan says she must require the jurors to come in **every day** until they reach a verdict because of the "highly contagious Omicron variant."

"I must require deliberations every day forward until they reach a verdict."
The judge says that this is necessary to avoid a mistrial in the event of an outbreak.
Read 6 tweets
28 Dec 21
Judge Nathan is addressing this letter now, saying it was filed in the "wee hours."
The prosecutor urges against any change. She says it was a "thorough and carefully considered" legal instruction.

There's nothing wrong with referring them to the correct legal instruction, which was the jury charge they received before deliberations.
Judge Nathan notes that the defense's jury instruction addresses Count Two—which the jury didn't ask about.

She also says the defense's final proposed instruction is "just wrong"; jurors can consider conduct outside of New York in deciding on conduct in New York, she says.
Read 4 tweets
27 Dec 21
New Ghislaine Maxwell jury note:

Judge Nathan says that jurors made a number of requests, including for different color "Post-Its," highlighters of different colors, whitepaper board, and "Matt's" transcript.

They also want a definition of "enticement."
Variations of the word "entice" appear at least 21 times in Ghislaine Maxwell's superseding indictment.
In part, Judge Nathan has referred jurors to her instructions on page 21.

s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2116…
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22 Dec 21
Remember when jurors wanted transcripts of every Ghislaine Maxwell accuser BUT “Kate”?

Now, they want the testimony of “Kate” and Juan [Alessi, presumably].

They also want “Jane’s” transcript again—this time, in a three-ring binder.
As for those seeking a tea-leaf read on this one, the most that can seemingly be divined here is:

They’re studious.
Also, with the caveat that we do not know the context of the gesture:

Maxwell’s attorneys Laura Menninger and Bobbi Sternheim could be seen giving each other a high-five in court—before the brief conference to discuss plans for Thursday.
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21 Dec 21
Jurors want to scrutinize this FBI note from Carolyn's interview in 2007.

Here's the thing:

Notes from FBI interviews are NOT evidence. Jurors want to know the basis of Carolyn's cross-examination, showing they appear to be engaging with the defense here.
Jurors appear also to have some confusion about the role about FBI 302s.

More on the background of FBI 302s and the law here, courtesy of @MitchellEpner.

NECESSARY DISCLAIMER:

It is generally counterproductive to read the tea leaves from jury notes, which represent snapshots from their deliberations.

We don't know what inside the note sparked the debate.

That said, they do provide a window into what they're scrutinizing.
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