Can Ghislaine Maxwell take down Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplices?
On July 8, Ghislaine Maxwell’s bail hearing was set in New York federal court. A judge will decide whether Maxwell will receive bail or not on July 14. This arraignment is for charges related to Jeffrey Epstein, notorious billionaire who ran a sex trafficking ring and died by suicide (or so they say) last year.
Ghislaine Maxwell was charged with four counts related to sex trafficking and two counts of perjury. She is held in the same facility Jeffrey Epstein was housed in before his controversial death. While the official story is that he died by suicide, many others are sure he was killed to cover up the names of powerful people involved in his crimes.
Ghislaine Maxwell has said she is willing to cooperate with authorities. Due to her loyalty to Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive, that doesn’t have to do with her remorse for the victims. Rather, Maxwell wants to escape a lengthy prison sentence, or possibly a hit to keep her from talking.
From luxury to a prison cell
Daughter of media mogul Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell is used to a life of luxury. She grew up rich, was educated at Oxford, and spent her life as a socialite among multi-millionaires like Jeffrey Epstein. Even after she went into hiding after Epstein’s death, she lived in a luxury cabin in New Hampshire.
Police apprehended Ghislaine Maxwell from this cozy New Hampshire abode and transported her to New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center, a far cry from the cushy life she’s lived since day one. Unlike Jeffrey Epstein’s unusually lenient stay in Palm Beach County Jail after he was convicted of sex crimes, she’s not getting any privileges.
“The Tombs”
Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life behind bars in a notoriously harsh prison and will say anything to get out of it. The place where she’s locked up is the same facility Jeffrey Epstein was held. It’s called “The Tombs” for how notoriously harsh it is.
To get out of a possible lifelong stay here, Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to give any information she has to authorities. Whether this affects her chances for bail or will be part of a plea deal remains to be seen. The question isn’t whether she can negotiate out of a long sentence, but if her information can take down Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplices.
Ghislaine Maxwell kept video evidence
Rumors are swirling that Ghislaine Maxwell kept video evidence of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients. The reason was to blackmail them later if they came forward. Specifically, sources say she has video footage of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. It stands to reason if Maxwell has footage on him, she has video footage of other clients.
How many records did she keep?
Ghislaine Maxwell is alleged to have been Jeffrey Epstein’s right-hand woman in his sex trafficking ring. She arranged for Epstein’s victims to be trafficked and blackmailed some of them if they spoke up or didn’t comply. While she has the video, could she have more records, like documentation of transactions and flights?
Again, Ghislaine Maxwell didn’t keep these records to help prosecute her and Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle. Epstein repeatedly told victims that he knew powerful people who “owed him favors.” The only reason these records existed was to call in a favor, ie blackmail powerful people who didn’t scratch Epstein’s back in return.
Does she really have access to physical evidence?
A lot of the physical evidence that Ghislaine Maxwell may refer to may not be in her possession. According to victims, Jeffrey Epstein had security cameras everywhere, monitoring every inch of his properties. Since Epstein’s estate passed to his brother, Mark, Ghislaine Maxwell may not actually have it.
Ghislaine Maxwell may instead tell the FBI which rooms and which cameras picked up illegal activity on certain days. If the FBI collected the footage from raids conducted on Epstein’s properties, they know where to look. If not, they know who to ask.
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Ghislaine Maxwell probably isn’t coming forward due to any remorse she has for what she’s done. When Jeffrey Epstein was alive, her loyalty to him ran so deep that she gladly helped him abuse minors. She also denied any knowledge of the abuse until her freedom was on the line.
