Some legal experts believe Maxwell, who faces up to 65 years in prison when sentenced early next year, think she may begin naming names in a deal to reduce her time behind bars. “This Office will always stand with victims, will always follow the facts wherever they lead, and will always fight to ensure that no one, no matter how powerful and well connected, is above the law,” he said. Prince Andrew should be 'quaking in his boots' over Ghislaine Maxwell conviction.leader Bill Clinton and Donald Trump but was only mentioned sporadically during her sex-trafficking trial.īoth former Presidents and the Prince, as well as others mentioned in the directory, have denied all accusations they were involved in any alleged sexual abuse.įollowing Maxwell’s conviction on Wednesday, US Attorney Damian Williams made particular reference to “powerful and well connected”, saying his team would not stop until all those guilty of an offence had been brought before a court. The book was filled with contact details of Maxwell and Epstein’s famous friends, including the Duke and former U.S.
Jurors saw photos of Maxwell giving Epstein an intimate foot rub onboard his private jet (Image: PA)īut it was made available in a previous civil case involving Andrew’s rape accuser Virginia Giuffre. The contacts contained within it allowed Maxwell and Epstein to flourish in the world’s most elite circles.įor decades, important, influential, serious people attended their dinner parties, rode his private ‘Lolita Express’ jet, and furthered the fiction they were New York’s power couple.ĭuring her trial, however, the disgraced socialite’s defence attorneys agreed with prosecutors not to release the 97-page directory to the public.
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Signing up couldn't be easier! Simply enter your email address in the box further up the page or click here to view our wide range of newsletters.ĭuring Maxwell’s four-week trial in New York, the book including the names and addresses of nearly 2,000 world leaders, sportsmen, royalty, celebrities and alleged victims remained secret. If, like us, you love a good dose of celebrity gossip then we've got you covered.įrom Lorraine Kelly and Janey Godley to Gordon Ramsay and Sir Rod Stewart, our weekly Showbiz newsletter is packed with the latest news on your favourite stars from Scotland and beyond. “She opened up a world to her then-lover he could only have dreamt of. Katie Price 'quitting booze for Dry January' after avoiding jail for drink-drivingĪ source told the Mirror : “Whereas Epstein brought the cash, Maxwell brought the contacts.Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of five out of six charges in sex-trafficking trial.
There is no allegation of wrongdoing against those detailed in the directory, with the FBI seeing them as potential witnesses “unless the evidence leads them elsewhere”. She was found guilty on five of six counts in her of sex-trafficking trial and now paedophile Ghislaine Maxwell ’s list of more than 300 British associates is set to be reviewed after US prosecutors vowed to pursue all those involved in her “pyramid scheme of abuse”.Īccording to The Mirror, the names within the ‘little black book’ she built with her sex offender lover Jeffrey Epstein include some of the UK’s highest-profile people, including their pal Prince Andrew.
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