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Document 588

AI Analysis

Summary: The Government is responding to a court order regarding the redaction of a witness's name in a court exhibit. The witness, 'Carolyn', had publicly disclosed her full name in a post-trial interview and waived her right to anonymity, so the Government does not seek to redact her last name in future filings.
Significance: This document is significant because it reveals that a witness, known as 'Carolyn', publicly disclosed her identity after testifying at trial, and the Government is now seeking to use her full name in court filings.
Key Topics: redaction of witness name public disclosure by witness waiver of anonymity
Key People:
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - defendant in the case
  • Carolyn - witness who testified at trial
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
  • Damian Williams - United States Attorney
  • Maurene Comey, Alison Moe, Lara Pomerantz, Andrew Rohrbach - Assistant United States Attorneys
Document Type
Letter
Date
01/28/22
Pages
2
Folder
IMAGES003
Has Stamps
Yes

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 588 Filed 01/28/22 Page 1 of 2 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 January 28, 2022 By ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: The Government respectfully submits this letter in response to the Court's Order dated January 26, 2022 regarding the redaction of a witness's name in one court exhibit. (Dkt. No. 584). The Government does not seek to redact the last name of the witness who testified as Carolyn in Court Exhibit 2, because Carolyn publicly disclosed her full name in a post-trial interview with the Daily Mail, in which she identified herself as the witness who had testified under the name Carolyn at trial, and stated that she waived her right to anonymity. The Government notified Carolyn through her counsel that it intended to take this position and Carolyn's counsel has confirmed that Carolyn does not object to her last name being used in filings going forward. 1 DOJ-OGR-00008847 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 588 Filed 01/28/22 Page 2 of 2 Respectfully submitted, DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney By: s/ Maurene Comey Alison Moe Lara Pomerantz Andrew Rohrbach Assistant United States Attorneys Southern District of New York Cc: Defense Counsel (by ECF) 2 DOJ-OGR-00008848

Individual Pages

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 588 Filed 01/28/22 Page 1 of 2 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 January 28, 2022 By ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: The Government respectfully submits this letter in response to the Court's Order dated January 26, 2022 regarding the redaction of a witness's name in one court exhibit. (Dkt. No. 584). The Government does not seek to redact the last name of the witness who testified as Carolyn in Court Exhibit 2, because Carolyn publicly disclosed her full name in a post-trial interview with the Daily Mail, in which she identified herself as the witness who had testified under the name Carolyn at trial, and stated that she waived her right to anonymity. The Government notified Carolyn through her counsel that it intended to take this position and Carolyn's counsel has confirmed that Carolyn does not object to her last name being used in filings going forward. 1 DOJ-OGR-00008847
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 588 Filed 01/28/22 Page 2 of 2 Respectfully submitted, DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney By: s/ Maurene Comey Alison Moe Lara Pomerantz Andrew Rohrbach Assistant United States Attorneys Southern District of New York Cc: Defense Counsel (by ECF) 2 DOJ-OGR-00008848