A federal judge has approved the release of grand jury transcripts and other materials related to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein. Despite the anticipation surrounding the release, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer cautioned that the disclosed materials may not reveal significant new information.
Following the enactment of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the government to open its files on Epstein and Maxwell, Judge Engelmayer stated that the materials do not implicate anyone other than Epstein and Maxwell in sexual contact with a minor. The Justice Department had requested the lifting of secrecy orders in Maxwell’s and Epstein’s cases following the new law.
President Donald Trump signed the transparency law, requiring the Justice Department to release Epstein-related records by December 19. The government plans to disclose various investigative materials, including search warrants, financial records, victim interviews, and electronic device data, gathered during the sex trafficking probe.
Epstein, a wealthy financier, was arrested in July 2019 on sex trafficking charges and died in jail a month later. Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted of sex trafficking in December 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. The Justice Department intends to redact sensitive information to protect victims’ identities.
Keyphrase: Epstein case transparency
