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Ghislaine Maxwell WON'T face a separate perjury trial, if she loses her post-trial motions.
Feds say avoiding a separate trial on the false statement counts advances "victims' significant interests in bringing closure to this matter" and avoid trauma of more testimony.
Ghislaine Maxwell WON'T face a separate perjury trial, if she loses her post-trial motions.
Feds say avoiding a separate trial on the false statement counts advances "victims' significant interests in bringing closure to this matter" and avoid trauma of more testimony.
Background:
Jurors only heard the first six of the eight counts of Maxwell's indictment.
The last two involved allegations that Maxwell lied on depositions in her civil litigation with Virginia Giuffre Roberts.
Those counts wouldn't have moved the needle on sentencing.
Jurors only heard the first six of the eight counts of Maxwell's indictment.
The last two involved allegations that Maxwell lied on depositions in her civil litigation with Virginia Giuffre Roberts.
Those counts wouldn't have moved the needle on sentencing.
Maxwell had succeeded in severing the last two counts from her trial in a pre-trial motion.
This wrinkle was anticipated—and confirmed in a letter about scheduling for sentencing, which can be read here: documentcloud.org/documents/2117…
This wrinkle was anticipated—and confirmed in a letter about scheduling for sentencing, which can be read here: documentcloud.org/documents/2117…
Federal prosecutors want to schedule Maxwell's sentencing roughly between three or four months from now.
Maxwell's attorneys want to wait for Judge Nathan to rule on whether there will be a new trial before setting a sentencing date.
Maxwell's attorneys want to wait for Judge Nathan to rule on whether there will be a new trial before setting a sentencing date.
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