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Feds ordered to reveal names of Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged co-conspirators.
Federal prosecutors must divulge the identities of any unnamed co-conspirators that they plan on referencing at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trail in Manhattan, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Allison Nathan wrote.
Prosecutors must also disclose all co-conspirator statements it intends to offer at trial, Nathan ruled, arguing the government’s claim that the revelation would cause ‘potential danger to co-conspirators’ or risk ‘compromising continuing investigations,’” was bogus.
“The Government provides no explanation for this purported harm and none is apparent to the Court,” Nathan wrote. “Thus, the Court finds that this concern alone does not outweigh the risk of surprise to the Defendant in this case or the need for the parties to litigate co-conspirator issues in advance of trial to ensure the absence of delay.”
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