NY - Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein confidante, arrested on Sex Abuse charges, Jul 2020 #5

[Dotta]

• Ghislaine Maxwell received a letter of support from alleged cocaine trafficker Tatiana Venegas that she forwarded to the judge ahead sentencing Tuesday

Jailed 'cocaine dealer' writes letter of support for Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell has gotten a letter of support from alleged cocaine trafficker Tatiana Venegas.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Ontario Mom]

Jailed 'cocaine dealer' writes letter of support for Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell has gotten a letter of support from alleged cocaine trafficker Tatiana Venegas.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Imagine your life going so well, the only one with anything nice to say about you, is a drug dealer convict.

 

[Dotta]

Imagine your life going so well, the only one with anything nice to say about you, is a drug dealer convict.

A beggar can hardly be a chooser!

 

[UK Girl]

In days of yore (2 years ago?), GM offered to renounce her citizenship for UK and France. What impact do you think those assertions (presumably made in good faith, cough) on her maybe wish to get transferred to a UK prison?

Judge Denies Ghislaine Maxwell's Third Attempt to Get Out of Jail Before Sex-Trafficking Trial

A federal judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell's third attempt to get out of jail before trial on allegations of grooming young women and girls for Jeffrey Epstein's predation.

lawandcrime.com

to be honest I dont really understand "The first two times, Maxwell hit a snag with her French and U.K. citizenship. Prosecutors noted that neither country extradites people to the United States frequently.". I have no idea about France but we do generally extradite people to America when asked to even though it doesnt appear to work the other way.

 

[BUF]

https://twitter.com/MartaDhanis/status/1541517134261587974

#GhislaineMaxwell sentencing: federal judge is allowing 8 women to make victim impact statements tomorrow (6 addressing court directly, 2 thr their attns). That includes 3 victims who were part of gov’s case: Annie Farmer, "Kate" & Virginia Giuffre (here w GMax & Prince Andrew)

 

[RickshawFan]

Imagine your life going so well, the only one with anything nice to say about you, is a drug dealer convict.

It would be bad enough if the letter from the big-time drug dealer got to court directly to the judge, but, no, the Daily Mail article says GM included it in her sentencing portfolio. Plus, BS seems to be the drug-dealer's schtick AND one wonders what goodies she thinks she's going to get out of GM. It seems like a VERY bad idea to include this letter. I guess GM doesn't know anyone who's average and sincere?

 

[Dotta]

Sentencing Live

GHISLAINE MAXWELL SENTENCING RECAP: Socialite sentenced to 20 years

GHISLAINE MAXWELL SENTENCING LIVE: Click for all the latest updates of Ghislaine Maxwell as she's sentenced for her role in recruiting and trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[RickshawFan]

What’s everyone’s wager on sentence length?

I’m wagering 20. I would love more, but don’t believe that will happen, and I would be satisfied with 20.

The problem with victim statements, IMO, is that judges pretty much seem to have made up their mind by sentencing date. Then, the victim statements seem to be voices in the wilderness.

 

[Dotta]

Then, the victim statements seem to be voices in the wilderness.

Not in the wilderness.

It is the victims' opportunity to, at last, express in their own words what they had to endure.

Face to face, and to the whole world.

It is symbolic.

It is the Victims' Day, they are the survivors.

I salute their bravery and tenacity.

Go girls!
Never fear, Justice is finally coming your way!!!

 

[RickshawFan]

Not in the wilderness.

It is the victims' opportunity to, at last, express in their own words what they had to endure.

Face to face, and to the whole world.

It is the Victims' Day, they are the survivors.

I salute their bravery and tenacity.

Go girls!
Never fear, Justice is finally coming your way!!!

While I agree with that, it does seem to me that the victim statements don't shape the mind of the judges. I wish there was a way to have them AFTER conviction, but significantly BEFORE judge decision time.

To me, this means victims have no impact on the judge.

 

[Dotta]

While I agree with that, it does seem to me that the victim statements don't shape the mind of the judges. I wish there was a way to have them AFTER conviction, but significantly BEFORE judge decision time.

To me, this means victims have no impact on the judge.

I thought the Judge had the statements given to her in advance, no?

 

[Ontario Mom]

What’s everyone’s wager on sentence length?

I’m wagering 20. I would love more, but don’t believe that will happen, and I would be satisfied with 20.

The problem with victim statements, IMO, is that judges pretty much seem to have made up their mind by sentencing date. Then, the victim statements seem to be voices in the wilderness.

I'm hoping for 30 but, I'll take 20 as well.

 

[bestill]

Any live twitter feeds from the court room?

 

[Dotta]

Any live twitter feeds from the court room?

Check my post 407
DM Live, updating all the time

 

[sds71]

Any live twitter feeds from the court room?

Live: Ghislaine Maxwell Sentencing

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Dotta]

"Ghislaine must die in prison': Maxwell sex abuse victims confront her in New York court as she prepares to be sentenced - with one revealing she tried to kill herself twice because she was 'nothing more than a sex toy with a heartbeat'

Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced TODAY

Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced today after being convicted of sex trafficking in December.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[sds71]

Judge Nathan: Ms. Maxwell reported $22 million in asset when seeking bail. I am unpersuaded Ms. Maxwell is indigent. I intend to impose a fine. With that, I'm going to take a break and then come back at 1 pm.

 

[Legally Bland]

Maxwell set to receive between 15 and 19 years in prison, judge says
Lawyers from both sides have been battling over what length sentence the federal sentencing guidelines should recommend, along with other aspects of the law - indicating the hearing is likely to be lengthy.

The judge says the decision as to which sentencing guidelines she should follow depends on whether any evidence proves criminal conduct that occurred after 1 November 2004.

And in a victory for Maxwell, the judge rules there is not evidence to support the more severe sentencing guidelines which prosecutors have asked for.

Under the more lenient guidelines the judge has opted for, Maxwell will be sentenced to less than 20 years, according to her defence team.

This is significantly less than the 30 to 55 years sought by the prosecution - but considerably more than the 4.25 to 5.25 years her defence had argued for.

However, Judge Alison Nathan then says she is enhancing Maxwell’s sentence because she was at least 10 years older than the victims and exercised "undue influence" on them.

She eventually rules that the sentencing guidelines range that will apply to Maxwell is 188 months to 235 months.

This means she is set to receive between 15 years 8 months and 19 years 7 months, according to the guidelines.

Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing - as it happened: Jeffrey Epstein's ex-partner finally addresses court over sex abuse - before judge issues jail sentence

The former socialite is sentenced in New York following her conviction on five counts of sex trafficking, in connection with late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of vulnerable underage girls in the 1990s and early 2000s.

news.sky.com

 

[Dotta]

Judge narrows Ghislaine Maxwell's jail sentence guidelines

The Judge narrows Ghislaine Maxwell's jail sentence guidelines to between 15 years, eight months and 19 years, seven months in today's court hearing.

The judge now says guidelines call for sentence of 188-235 months.

 

[citygirl]

Judge Nathan: Ms. Maxwell reported $22 million in asset when seeking bail. I am unpersuaded Ms. Maxwell is indigent. I intend to impose a fine. With that, I'm going to take a break and then come back at 1 pm.

Will her time served be applied?