Ghislaine Maxwell is under investigation by authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands in connection with a civil case the government is pursuing against Jeffrey Epstein's estate, according to court documents filed last week.
Maxwell’s defense team argued that she should be released from jail, where she is under constant monitoring.Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and longtime companion of infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who wason federal sex trafficking charges, is under investigation by authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands in connection with a civil case the government is pursuing against Epstein's estate, according to court documents filed last week.
David Cattie, a Virgin Islands-based attorney for Maxwell, did not respond to a request for comment from ABC News.in New Hampshire earlier this month and is facing a six-count federal indictment alleging that she conspired with Epstein in a multi-state sex trafficking scheme involving three unnamed minor victims between 1994 and 1997.
"Mr. Epstein had a lot of companies, a web of companies that worked together in different ways … but it was in such a way that concealed a lot of his criminal activity," George told ABC News in an interview in St. Thomas in February."And so it is a rather complex case, and we are continuously investigating to get the full picture."Denise George, attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in St. Thomas, Jan. 2, 2020.
Christopher Kroblin, a Virgin Islands-based attorney for the estate, did not respond to a request for comment from ABC News. In March, the estate filed a motion to dismiss the government's lawsuit. The court has yet to rule in the estate's motion.
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