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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 259 Filed 04/30/21 Page1of2
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Metropolitan Detention Center
USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 4/30/21
80 29% Street
Brooklyn, New York 11232
April 29, 2021
BY ECF
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN)
Dear Judge Nathan:
This letter is written in response to your April 28, 2021, Order seeking the following
information regarding an alleged incident involving Ghislaine Maxwell, Register No. 02879-509,
at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York (MDC Brooklyn) on April 24,
2021:
1. An inventory of the items seized from Ms. Maxwell in the incident that occurred on
April 24, 2021 shall be provided by email to defense counsel only;
2. A representation indicating whether any of the seized materials were duplicated in any
fashion and what investigation was undertaken in order to determine this information;
a. A representation indicating whether Ms. Maxwell is permitted to bring confidential
legal materials to in-person meetings with defense counsel without those materials
being seized; and
b. What steps have been or will be taken to ensure the confidentiality of Ms. Maxwell’s
lawyer-client communications.
At no point during or after Ms. Maxwell’s April 24, 2021, legal visit were any materials
seized and retained by MDC Brooklyn staff. Those materials that defense counsel gave to Ms.
Maxwell contrary to MDC Brooklyn’s legal visit procedures were confiscated by staff and return
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