DOJ-OGR-00020105.pdf

Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 11232 Filed 08/23/20 Page 2 of 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 1 ARGUMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 2 I. The Government Concedes that Its Case Relies Almost Exclusively on the Testimony of Three Witnesses ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 II. The Government Has Not Carried Its Burden ............................................................................................ 4 A. The Government Asks the Court to Ignore Ms. Maxwell’s Substantial Ties to the United States, Including Her Spouse ............................................................................................................................... 4 B. Ms. Maxwell Has Thoroughly Disclosed Her Finances and Pledged All of Her and Her Spouse’s Assets in Support of Her Bond ............................................................................................................................. 5 C. The Government’s Assertion that Ms. Maxwell Is “Adept” at Hiding and Therefore a Flight Risk Is Specious ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 D. Refusal of Extradition from France or the United Kingdom Is Highly Unlikely ................................................ 8 E. The Recent COVID Surge at MDC Further Justifies Bail .............................................................................. 10 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................ 10 i DOJ-OGR-00020105