In brief
A recent ruling by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer permits the Justice Department to unseal and publicly release crucial investigative materials from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case, following a request to unveil grand jury transcripts and other documents. This decision comes on the heels of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the disclosure of relevant records by December 19.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the Justice Department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Maxwell and Epstein’s cases, along with investigative materials that could amount to hundreds or thousands of previously unreleased documents.The ruling, in the wake of the passage last month of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, means the records could be made public within 10 days. The law requires the Justice Department to provide Epstein-related records to the public in a searchable format by Dec. 19.
