“Maxwell was up and dressed in the living room, with sports pants and a blouse,” according to the story. The British woman was accused of collaborating with financier Epstein in sexual crimes against minors.
“I heard noises and what I first thought was that it was a parachutist plane, basically a motor with a seat and a parachute, which is common around here. You listen to one for ten minutes and then they leave. But this went on and on, ”is how a neighbor describes the moment before Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest last week.
British Maxwell, accused by the American justice of collaborating with the financier Jeffrey Epstein in sexual crimes against minors, was detained in her luxurious residence in Bradford, New Hampshire, United States.
Although he was circulated at the time was a simple arrest, new details have emerged about his arrest, which has become a sensitive issue for the FBI. Some sources cited on the Mail news portal described the operation as a long and complicated “cat and mouse” game.
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According to said sources, the police had to use pliers to break the lock on the metal door that leads to the property of the now detainee.
“We drove at high speed down the driveway in a convoy and let’s say we didn’t politely knock on the door. It was crushed, ”explained an agent.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the FBI in Bradford, New Hampshire, on July 2, 2020. Photos: AFP
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“Maxwell was up and dressed, in the living room, in sports pants and a blouse. Strangely, she didn’t seem to have much of a reaction. ” “They handcuffed her quickly. She was arrested in a matter of seconds, ”said the source.
The Maxwell Property She was guarded by planes for hours to ensure that the suspect did not flee before the arrest.
“This has meant millions of dollars and hundreds of hours. At least $ 5 million, maybe more, ”another source told the publication.
“The FBI has been tracking her for a year. They had it, then they lost it, it was in Colorado and Wyoming and then they lost it until it appeared in New Hampshire, it has been a high-risk game of cats and mice, ”he explained.
“They had to build a case and put it in front of a grand jury. These things take time. It slipped out of the net once, but as soon as the jury returned with an indictment ten days ago, it got going again, ”he added.
Maxwell was charged with six counts of sex trafficking of young girls.
The New York Southern District Attorney’s Office charged Maxwell, 58-year-old Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, with two counts of conspiracy to persuade minors to travel to commit illegal sexual acts, two counts of conspiracy and transporting minors with the intent that they commit illegal sexual activity, and two crimes of obstruction of justice, for lying under oath.
The crimes were committed between 1994 and 1997, according to the prosecution. If found guilty, Maxwell theoretically faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
In those four years Maxwell “facilitated, assisted and contributed to the abuse of underage girls by Jeffrey Epstein, among other things helping Epstein to recruit, prepare and finally abuse known victims” of both, under 18 years old, he points out the text of the indictment.
New York prosecutors were seeking to question Maxwell, Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, since the arrest of the American financier almost a year ago.
Epstein, who pleaded not guilty, committed suicide at age 66 in a New York prison last August, where he was awaiting trial for child sex trafficking. New York prosecutors are still investigating the case.
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