Ghislaine Maxwell

Samson · 6th July 2020, 03:10 PM

She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday.
A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful.

theprestige · 6th July 2020, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Samson

She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday.
A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful.

I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you."

Samson · 6th July 2020, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you."

Maybe Dominique Strauss Kahn is a vague parallel, bailed to a local tenement block under strict conditions.

shuttlt · 6th July 2020, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you."

Good thing they decided to play it safe with Epstein and keep him in custody, or who knows what might have happened.

Incidentally, do we know what she's been doing since Epstein died? The conspiracy theorist in me wondered if an end game was being agreed behind the scenes. Embarrassing for her to drop dead, embarrassing for her to talk, embarrassing for her to walk free.

Hey, anybody want to bet she accuses Trump of something a week before the election?

theprestige · 6th July 2020, 04:19 PM

Enh. I'd rather stick to discussion of the trial and trial-related matters in this subforum.
Maybe when the accusation actually happens?

angrysoba · 6th July 2020, 04:33 PM

I have no idea how these things work, but if she's not a flight risk, then the concept of flight risk has no meaning to me. Wealthy socialite with powerful connections, has been living in hiding (right?) for almost a year.

Last year, Carlos Ghosn managed to get smuggled out of Japan while on bail. It seems way too risky to let her out.

theprestige · 6th July 2020, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

I have no idea how these things work, but if she's not a flight risk, then the concept of flight risk has no meaning to me. Wealthy socialite with powerful connections, has been living in hiding (right?) for almost a year.

Last year, Carlos Ghosn managed to get smuggled out of Japan while on bail. It seems way too risky to let her out.

Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is *more* likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial.

ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates?

shuttlt · 6th July 2020, 04:56 PM

"I'm here to see Ghislaine Maxwell. I'm her sister Barbara."

:-)

angrysoba · 6th July 2020, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is *more* likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial.

ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates?

I have no idea.

Bob001 · 6th July 2020, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is *more* likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial.

ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates?

The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case?

And if she was going to pull an Assange, she had plenty of opportunity to do that. Millions of dollars, three passports, friends around the world? Maybe she didn't take off because she thought she couldn't be touched.

angrysoba · 6th July 2020, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Bob001

The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case?

And if she was going to pull an Assange, she had plenty of opportunity to do that. Millions of dollars, three passports, friends around the world? Maybe she didn't take off because she thought she couldn't be touched.

That would make sense given that she probably believed she had complete immunity from prosecution from Epstein's 2008 prosecution, and she may also assume that statute of limitations came into it.

Now that she has been arrested, she might not be as confident of that anymore and poses more of a flight risk now than she was.

alfaniner · 6th July 2020, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by shuttlt

"I'm here to see Ghislaine Maxwell. I'm her sister Barbara."

:-)

Not being familiar with that first name except in one instance, I initially thought the news stories were about the Star Wars Kid.

The Great Zaganza · 6th July 2020, 07:59 PM

She will probably ask for House Arrest because of Covid - and might well get it.

smartcooky · 6th July 2020, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Bob001

The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case?.

More likely the surveillance would have been to see who she had contact with during that time.

Vixen · 6th July 2020, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Samson

She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday.
A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful.

You think she is innocent, right?

Vixen · 6th July 2020, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

That would make sense given that she probably believed she had complete immunity from prosecution from Epstein's 2008 prosecution, and she may also assume that statute of limitations came into it.

Now that she has been arrested, she might not be as confident of that anymore and poses more of a flight risk now than she was.

No statute of limitations in the USA for sex trafficking.

She might argue she's immune - double jeopardy and all that - as Acosta did indemnify all of Epstein's conspirators when Epstein received the get out of jail card in Florida.

Matthew Best · 7th July 2020, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by bruto

I just read that Ghislane has Covid19. I suspect a lot of people are hoping it's a really bad case.

I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus.

Matthew Best · 7th July 2020, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza

She will probably ask for House Arrest because of Covid - and might well get it.

I dont see why. If it’s too dangerous for her to spend time in jail because she might catch COVID, then it would be too dangerous for anybody and nobody would ever be remanded into custody. But that’s obviously not happening.

The Great Zaganza · 7th July 2020, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I dont see why. If it’s too dangerous for her to spend time in jail because she might catch COVID, then it would be too dangerous for anybody and nobody would ever be remanded into custody. But that’s obviously not happening.

I think she claims she's already got it.

angrysoba · 7th July 2020, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus.

There's also a long history of people who get arrested and then suddenly find themselves not feeling well... there was that guy from Guinness who got Alzheimers and then recovered later, Rupert Murdoch suddenly turned dotty before that inquest about phone hacking, Harvey Weinstein mysteriously lost the use of his legs, etc...*

SuburbanTurkey · 7th July 2020, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

No statute of limitations in the USA for sex trafficking.

She might argue she's immune - double jeopardy and all that - as Acosta did indemnify all of Epstein's conspirators when Epstein received the get out of jail card in Florida.

I've seen some speculation that the charging of crimes from the early 90's may be selected for this very reason. Some of these crimes alleged took place in Florida, but also in New York, New Mexico, and in London. The time period may place them outside the time span of the very broad and generous plea deal.

I would imagine the non-prosecution agreement is going to come up at some point during the legal wrangling. The optimist in me hopes that such an broad and absurd agreement would not stand up to further judicial scrutiny.

Darat · 7th July 2020, 06:13 AM

If I was the judge there is no way I would grant her bail, not even house arrest she is too much of a flight risk.

Dr. Keith · 7th July 2020, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey

Is anyone else here surprised that Maxwell was still in the US? She has plenty of international ties and money, I would have assumed she would have got out of dodge the day that Epstein got picked up and would be resting in a country without extradition by now.

I had assumed we'd never hear from her again.

Same. I know low level drug dealers who were facing far less time with far less resources who decided it was time to leave. I’ll never understand why she stayed. Hubris?

Bob001 · 7th July 2020, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus.

Snopes says the claim orginated as satire.

Quote:

This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gh...well-covid-19/

Matthew Best · 7th July 2020, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza

I think she claims she's already got it.

I think that is made up I.e. she didn’t claim this.

jimbob · 7th July 2020, 08:50 AM

From Twitter - and possibly a bit Anglocentric:

Quote:

If the FBI want Ghislaine Maxwell to sing like a canary and implicate herself, they should ask Darren Grimes to interview her, obviously.

SuburbanTurkey · 7th July 2020, 08:55 AM

I posted this in the Epstein thread, but it seems to belong here more:

It strikes me as very odd that Maxwell was in the United States still to be apprehended. Seems like she'd take the Epstein arrest as a very clear signal to get the hell out of town pronto, preferably to a country without extradition.

theprestige · 7th July 2020, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

If I was the judge there is no way I would grant her bail, not even house arrest she is too much of a flight risk.

Unless the judge is in the pocket of someone with a vested interest in enabling her escape.

Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey

I posted this in the Epstein thread, but it seems to belong here more:

It strikes me as very odd that Maxwell was in the United States still to be apprehended. Seems like she'd take the Epstein arrest as a very clear signal to get the hell out of town pronto, preferably to a country without extradition.

I assume there's some trade-off that she's aware of but isn't visible to the rest of us. She may have access to resources and allies in the states, that she wouldn't have elsewhere, that made the risk of apprehension in the states seem reasonable to her.

Mike! · 7th July 2020, 04:06 PM

I'm not following along too closely, has she killed herself yet?

Matthew Ellard · 7th July 2020, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by smartcooky

More likely the surveillance would have been to see who she had contact with during that time.

That would seem very likely. I also guess that if she did accumulate blackmail evidence against others, she may have attempted to access it to make it accessible from overseas. If such evidence exists it would be very strong court evidence against her and worth the police waiting and watching. However that didn't seem to have happened

carlitos · 8th July 2020, 07:38 AM

She may soon. Word is that Ghislane Maxwell "brokered the sale" of Melania Knauss to Donald Trump on behalf of Jeffery Epstein. That's the kind of secret that can get you killed. No idea how to link this - it's in a twitter video linked by rightwingwatch.

The guy expressing this opinion is Rick Wiles, who apparently has White House press credentials.

shemp · 8th July 2020, 08:02 AM

My cat has White House press credentials.

Seriously, having watched that video, it's nothing but conspiracy theory nonsense. Rick Wiles is a well-known crank:

Quote:

Rick Wiles (born 1953)[1] is an American far-right conspiracy theorist, non-denominational senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Vero Beach, Florida,[2] radio host and pundit. He is the founder of TruNews, a website that promotes racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and antisemitic conspiracy theories.[3][4][5] Wiles has said that Jews seek to obtain control of countries to kill millions of Christians, and has described Jews as "deceivers" who "plot, they lie, they do whatever they have to do to accomplish their political agenda."[6]

C'mon, there's plenty of real stuff out there to attack Trump on. We don't need to spread this garbage. We can all do better than this.

SuburbanTurkey · 8th July 2020, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by carlitos

She may soon. Word is that Ghislane Maxwell "brokered the sale" of Melania Knauss to Donald Trump on behalf of Jeffery Epstein. That's the kind of secret that can get you killed. No idea how to link this - it's in a twitter video linked by rightwingwatch.

The guy expressing this opinion is Rick Wiles, who apparently has White House press credentials.

I don't really see the scandal. Melania was well into her 20's when she met Trump.

I don't think it would shock anyone to suggest neither Trump nor Melania married for love. I don't see Trump's transactional relationship here as outstanding among his peers of thrice married, gross old rich guys.

carlitos · 8th July 2020, 08:13 AM

Add me to the long list of people who don't know how to communicate sarcasm or humor on the internet. Sorry - I'm perhaps too familiar with these conspiracy nuts and forget that most people don't know who they are.

I was being sarcastic - I do not believe that this Maxwell person sold our President his latest bride.
Yes, Rick Wiles is an anti-semitic conspiracy theorist who should not be taken seriously. TruNews is so bad that they were banned from Youtube.
I'm not the only one concerned that anti-semitic conspiracy theorists get press credentials under this White House. shemp's cat is fine.

[above links from Haaretz.com]

SuburbanTurkey · 8th July 2020, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by carlitos

Add me to the long list of people who don't know how to communicate sarcasm or humor on the internet. Sorry - I'm perhaps too familiar with these conspiracy nuts and forget that most people don't know who they are.

I was being sarcastic - I do not believe that this Maxwell person sold our President his latest bride.
Yes, Rick Wiles is an anti-semitic conspiracy theorist who should not be taken seriously. TruNews is so bad that they were banned from Youtube.
I'm not the only one concerned that anti-semitic conspiracy theorists get press credentials under this White House. shemp's cat is fine.

[above links from Haaretz.com]

I wasn't trying to imply otherwise, I just don't even understand, from the point of Wiles, what the scandal is supposed to be here.

Even the MAGA CHUDs know that the Melania-Trump marriage is transactional. Who cares who brokered it?

I guess people on the fringe right starting to tie Epstein to Trump could be a problem. If the QAnon types turn on Trump, that would be quite the betrayal.

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th July 2020, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by bruto

I just read that Ghislane has Covid19. I suspect a lot of people are hoping it's a really bad case.

Oh come on Bruto. I "just read" that the Moon is made of green cheese and that's a good thing because I'm hungry.

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th July 2020, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus.

And I was only joking about the Moon being made of green cheese.

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th July 2020, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bob001

Snopes says the claim orginated as satire.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gh...well-covid-19/

Now I'll have to ask Snopes about the green cheese Moon thing.

Vixen · 9th July 2020, 11:39 AM

According to Associated Press news agency, Ghislaine Maxwell is on special watch and being made to wear paper clothing and has paper bedding. The notorious prison in NY were she is being kept do NOT want a repeat of Epstein.

Quote:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire while in custody, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The steps to ensure Maxwell’s safety while she’s locked up at a federal jail in New York City extend far beyond the measures federal officials took when they first arrested her in New Hampshire last week.

abaddon · 9th July 2020, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by carlitos

Add me to the long list of people who don't know how to communicate sarcasm or humor on the internet. Sorry - I'm perhaps too familiar with these conspiracy nuts and forget that most people don't know who they are.

Sarcasm does not transmit in plain text. Can't argue there.

Originally Posted by carlitos

[*]I was being sarcastic - I do not believe that this Maxwell person sold our President his latest bride.

I don't recall you posting anything to that effect. At worst, the FLOTUS hooked up with Trump in a failed career move and now she is kinda stuck in place. At best, Maxwell might have made introductions, but who cares. Melanie is now stuck wit the consequences of her choices. But she is and was entitled to make whatever choices she wanted. She was in no way some sort of child bride. She was a grown adult.

Again, no argument there.

Originally Posted by carlitos

[*]Yes, Rick Wiles is an anti-semitic conspiracy theorist who should not be taken seriously. TruNews is so bad that they were banned from Youtube.

Wlies is one slimy character.

No argument there.

Originally Posted by carlitos

[*]I'm not the only one concerned that anti-semitic conspiracy theorists get press credentials under this White House. shemp's cat is fine.

Sure. WH press credentials are doled out on the basis of how much one can fawn over Trumpty-Dumpty. Once again, not a controversial claim.

So where is the beef? Where is the kernel of whatever imagined argument is here?

Originally Posted by carlitos

[above links from Haaretz.com]

Haaretz has a bias on many issues. Not this one. This is too ubiquitous across all media.

In short, I see you defending yourself against.......well, I am not sure what you are defending against. Myself, I consider your points spot on, in this particular post.

It could be, I suppose, that you have posted other things on other threads that some have taken exception to, I don't know unless such are drawn to my attention. Any such posts would constitute what is called here a "body of work".

Does such a "body of work" actually exist? Perhaps. I have not read all of your posts. Of those I have read, some of them, well they give me pause to consider potential underlying motivation.

Fixing that would be as simple as removing ambiguity.

6th July 2020, 03:10 PM	#1
Samson Philosopher Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 9,396	Ghislaine Maxwell She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday. A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful.
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6th July 2020, 03:29 PM	#3
Samson Philosopher Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 9,396	Originally Posted by theprestige I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you." Maybe Dominique Strauss Kahn is a vague parallel, bailed to a local tenement block under strict conditions.
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6th July 2020, 03:53 PM	#4
shuttlt Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,314	Originally Posted by theprestige I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you." Good thing they decided to play it safe with Epstein and keep him in custody, or who knows what might have happened. Incidentally, do we know what she's been doing since Epstein died? The conspiracy theorist in me wondered if an end game was being agreed behind the scenes. Embarrassing for her to drop dead, embarrassing for her to talk, embarrassing for her to walk free. Hey, anybody want to bet she accuses Trump of something a week before the election?
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6th July 2020, 04:33 PM	#6
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 29,394	I have no idea how these things work, but if she's not a flight risk, then the concept of flight risk has no meaning to me. Wealthy socialite with powerful connections, has been living in hiding (right?) for almost a year. Last year, Carlos Ghosn managed to get smuggled out of Japan while on bail. It seems way too risky to let her out.
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6th July 2020, 04:54 PM	#7
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49,664	Originally Posted by angrysoba I have no idea how these things work, but if she's not a flight risk, then the concept of flight risk has no meaning to me. Wealthy socialite with powerful connections, has been living in hiding (right?) for almost a year. Last year, Carlos Ghosn managed to get smuggled out of Japan while on bail. It seems way too risky to let her out. Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is more likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial. ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates?
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6th July 2020, 03:14 PM	#2
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49,664	Originally Posted by Samson She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday. A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful. I'm betting no. It's being discussed in the Epstein thread that she's independently wealthy, has multiple passports, and access to housing and other resources in several different countries. It's hard to imagine them being able to set a bail high enough to allow her to go free pending trial, while still ensuring she's not a flight risk. I figure the judge is going to look at her net worth and say, "you know what? I think it's best you just sit in jail until a jury figures out what to do with you."

6th July 2020, 04:19 PM	#5
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49,664	Enh. I'd rather stick to discussion of the trial and trial-related matters in this subforum. Maybe when the accusation actually happens?

6th July 2020, 04:56 PM	#8
shuttlt Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,314	"I'm here to see Ghislaine Maxwell. I'm her sister Barbara." :-)
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6th July 2020, 05:27 PM	#9
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 29,394	Originally Posted by theprestige Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is more likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial. ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates? I have no idea.
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6th July 2020, 05:36 PM	#10
Bob001 Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 12,637	Originally Posted by theprestige Now that I'm thinking a little bit more about the risks of her exposing everything, I'm wondering if her making bail is more likely. She's got to have a few friends in high places who would absolutely prefer that she pull an Assange rather than show up for questioning and trial. ETA: Which now makes me idly curious about how it took the FBI a year to track her down. Was it all just the time it took to do the legwork? Or was someone somewhere at the Bureau slow-playing the investigation at the behest of her associates? The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case? And if she was going to pull an Assange, she had plenty of opportunity to do that. Millions of dollars, three passports, friends around the world? Maybe she didn't take off because she thought she couldn't be touched.

6th July 2020, 05:54 PM	#11
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 29,394	Originally Posted by Bob001 The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case? And if she was going to pull an Assange, she had plenty of opportunity to do that. Millions of dollars, three passports, friends around the world? Maybe she didn't take off because she thought she couldn't be touched. That would make sense given that she probably believed she had complete immunity from prosecution from Epstein's 2008 prosecution, and she may also assume that statute of limitations came into it. Now that she has been arrested, she might not be as confident of that anymore and poses more of a flight risk now than she was.
	__________________ "The thief and the murderer follow nature just as much as the philanthropist. Cosmic evolution may teach us how the good and the evil tendencies of man may have come about; but, in itself, it is incompetent to furnish any better reason why what we call good is preferable to what we call evil than we had before." "Evolution and Ethics" T.H. Huxley (1893)

6th July 2020, 07:53 PM	#12
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sorth Dakonsin Posts: 24,889	Originally Posted by shuttlt "I'm here to see Ghislaine Maxwell. I'm her sister Barbara." :-) Not being familiar with that first name except in one instance, I initially thought the news stories were about the Star Wars Kid.
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6th July 2020, 07:59 PM	#13
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 14,677	She will probably ask for House Arrest because of Covid - and might well get it.
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6th July 2020, 09:21 PM	#14
smartcooky Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Nelson, New Zealand Posts: 16,807	Originally Posted by Bob001 The FBI has said they were watching her for months. Maybe they were talking to other witnesses to build a stronger case?. More likely the surveillance would have been to see who she had contact with during that time.
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6th July 2020, 10:20 PM	#15
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 20,857	Originally Posted by Samson She has been charged with grooming and so on, and applies for bail friday. A good starting point for the thread is to speculate whether she will be successful. You think she is innocent, right?
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6th July 2020, 10:25 PM	#16
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 20,857	Originally Posted by angrysoba That would make sense given that she probably believed she had complete immunity from prosecution from Epstein's 2008 prosecution, and she may also assume that statute of limitations came into it. Now that she has been arrested, she might not be as confident of that anymore and poses more of a flight risk now than she was. No statute of limitations in the USA for sex trafficking. She might argue she's immune - double jeopardy and all that - as Acosta did indemnify all of Epstein's conspirators when Epstein received the get out of jail card in Florida.
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7th July 2020, 05:18 AM	#17
Matthew Best Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicester Square, London Posts: 8,211	Originally Posted by bruto I just read that Ghislane has Covid19. I suspect a lot of people are hoping it's a really bad case. I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus.

7th July 2020, 05:25 AM	#18
Matthew Best Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicester Square, London Posts: 8,211	Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza She will probably ask for House Arrest because of Covid - and might well get it. I dont see why. If it’s too dangerous for her to spend time in jail because she might catch COVID, then it would be too dangerous for anybody and nobody would ever be remanded into custody. But that’s obviously not happening.

7th July 2020, 05:33 AM	#19
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 14,677	Originally Posted by Matthew Best I dont see why. If it’s too dangerous for her to spend time in jail because she might catch COVID, then it would be too dangerous for anybody and nobody would ever be remanded into custody. But that’s obviously not happening. I think she claims she's already got it.
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7th July 2020, 05:38 AM	#20
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 29,394	Originally Posted by Matthew Best I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus. There's also a long history of people who get arrested and then suddenly find themselves not feeling well... there was that guy from Guinness who got Alzheimers and then recovered later, Rupert Murdoch suddenly turned dotty before that inquest about phone hacking, Harvey Weinstein mysteriously lost the use of his legs, etc...* *oh and Jeffrey Epstein accidentally, brutally strangled himself from behind. That's what you wanna hear isn't it, tinfoilers!!!!1!
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7th July 2020, 06:08 AM	#21
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,012	Originally Posted by Vixen No statute of limitations in the USA for sex trafficking. She might argue she's immune - double jeopardy and all that - as Acosta did indemnify all of Epstein's conspirators when Epstein received the get out of jail card in Florida. I've seen some speculation that the charging of crimes from the early 90's may be selected for this very reason. Some of these crimes alleged took place in Florida, but also in New York, New Mexico, and in London. The time period may place them outside the time span of the very broad and generous plea deal. I would imagine the non-prosecution agreement is going to come up at some point during the legal wrangling. The optimist in me hopes that such an broad and absurd agreement would not stand up to further judicial scrutiny.
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7th July 2020, 06:13 AM	#22
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 97,067	If I was the judge there is no way I would grant her bail, not even house arrest she is too much of a flight risk.
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7th July 2020, 06:53 AM	#23
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 22,574	Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey Is anyone else here surprised that Maxwell was still in the US? She has plenty of international ties and money, I would have assumed she would have got out of dodge the day that Epstein got picked up and would be resting in a country without extradition by now. I had assumed we'd never hear from her again. Same. I know low level drug dealers who were facing far less time with far less resources who decided it was time to leave. I’ll never understand why she stayed. Hubris?
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7th July 2020, 07:10 AM	#24
Bob001 Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 12,637	Originally Posted by Matthew Best I don’t think this is actually true. There’s been no official word that she tested positive for coronavirus. Snopes says the claim orginated as satire. Quote: This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gh...well-covid-19/

7th July 2020, 07:15 AM	#25
Matthew Best Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicester Square, London Posts: 8,211	Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza I think she claims she's already got it. I think that is made up I.e. she didn’t claim this.

7th July 2020, 08:50 AM	#26
jimbob Uncritical "thinker" Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22,808	From Twitter - and possibly a bit Anglocentric: Quote: If the FBI want Ghislaine Maxwell to sing like a canary and implicate herself, they should ask Darren Grimes to interview her, obviously.
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7th July 2020, 08:55 AM	#27
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,012	I posted this in the Epstein thread, but it seems to belong here more: It strikes me as very odd that Maxwell was in the United States still to be apprehended. Seems like she'd take the Epstein arrest as a very clear signal to get the hell out of town pronto, preferably to a country without extradition.
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7th July 2020, 09:17 AM	#28
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49,664	Originally Posted by Darat If I was the judge there is no way I would grant her bail, not even house arrest she is too much of a flight risk. Unless the judge is in the pocket of someone with a vested interest in enabling her escape. Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey I posted this in the Epstein thread, but it seems to belong here more: It strikes me as very odd that Maxwell was in the United States still to be apprehended. Seems like she'd take the Epstein arrest as a very clear signal to get the hell out of town pronto, preferably to a country without extradition. I assume there's some trade-off that she's aware of but isn't visible to the rest of us. She may have access to resources and allies in the states, that she wouldn't have elsewhere, that made the risk of apprehension in the states seem reasonable to her.

7th July 2020, 04:06 PM	#29
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7th July 2020, 06:49 PM	#30
Matthew Ellard Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,032	Originally Posted by smartcooky More likely the surveillance would have been to see who she had contact with during that time. That would seem very likely. I also guess that if she did accumulate blackmail evidence against others, she may have attempted to access it to make it accessible from overseas. If such evidence exists it would be very strong court evidence against her and worth the police waiting and watching. However that didn't seem to have happened

8th July 2020, 07:38 AM	#31
carlitos "más divertido" Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA! USA! Posts: 22,786	She may soon. Word is that Ghislane Maxwell "brokered the sale" of Melania Knauss to Donald Trump on behalf of Jeffery Epstein. That's the kind of secret that can get you killed. No idea how to link this - it's in a twitter video linked by rightwingwatch. The guy expressing this opinion is Rick Wiles, who apparently has White House press credentials.

8th July 2020, 08:02 AM	#32
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: People's Democratic Republic of Planet X Posts: 40,296	My cat has White House press credentials. Seriously, having watched that video, it's nothing but conspiracy theory nonsense. Rick Wiles is a well-known crank: Quote: Rick Wiles (born 1953)[1] is an American far-right conspiracy theorist, non-denominational senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Vero Beach, Florida,[2] radio host and pundit. He is the founder of TruNews, a website that promotes racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and antisemitic conspiracy theories.[3][4][5] Wiles has said that Jews seek to obtain control of countries to kill millions of Christians, and has described Jews as "deceivers" who "plot, they lie, they do whatever they have to do to accomplish their political agenda."[6] C'mon, there's plenty of real stuff out there to attack Trump on. We don't need to spread this garbage. We can all do better than this.
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8th July 2020, 08:06 AM	#33
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,012	Originally Posted by carlitos She may soon. Word is that Ghislane Maxwell "brokered the sale" of Melania Knauss to Donald Trump on behalf of Jeffery Epstein. That's the kind of secret that can get you killed. No idea how to link this - it's in a twitter video linked by rightwingwatch. The guy expressing this opinion is Rick Wiles, who apparently has White House press credentials. I don't really see the scandal. Melania was well into her 20's when she met Trump. I don't think it would shock anyone to suggest neither Trump nor Melania married for love. I don't see Trump's transactional relationship here as outstanding among his peers of thrice married, gross old rich guys.
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8th July 2020, 08:13 AM	#34
carlitos "más divertido" Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA! USA! Posts: 22,786	Add me to the long list of people who don't know how to communicate sarcasm or humor on the internet. Sorry - I'm perhaps too familiar with these conspiracy nuts and forget that most people don't know who they are. I was being sarcastic - I do not believe that this Maxwell person sold our President his latest bride. Yes, Rick Wiles is an anti-semitic conspiracy theorist who should not be taken seriously. TruNews is so bad that they were banned from Youtube. I'm not the only one concerned that anti-semitic conspiracy theorists get press credentials under this White House. shemp's cat is fine. [above links from Haaretz.com]
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8th July 2020, 08:18 AM	#35
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,012	Originally Posted by carlitos Add me to the long list of people who don't know how to communicate sarcasm or humor on the internet. Sorry - I'm perhaps too familiar with these conspiracy nuts and forget that most people don't know who they are. I was being sarcastic - I do not believe that this Maxwell person sold our President his latest bride. Yes, Rick Wiles is an anti-semitic conspiracy theorist who should not be taken seriously. TruNews is so bad that they were banned from Youtube. I'm not the only one concerned that anti-semitic conspiracy theorists get press credentials under this White House. shemp's cat is fine. [above links from Haaretz.com] I wasn't trying to imply otherwise, I just don't even understand, from the point of Wiles, what the scandal is supposed to be here. Even the MAGA CHUDs know that the Melania-Trump marriage is transactional. Who cares who brokered it? I guess people on the fringe right starting to tie Epstein to Trump could be a problem. If the QAnon types turn on Trump, that would be quite the betrayal.
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