Overview
- U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer approved the Justice Department’s bid to unseal grand jury transcripts, exhibits, and other discovery from the Maxwell prosecution.
- The order imposes redactions and mandates that the Southern District of New York’s U.S. attorney personally certify a rigorous review to prevent disclosure of victim-identifying information.
- Engelmayer cautioned the materials do not identify any clients or others beyond Epstein and Maxwell as having sexual contact with minors and do not reveal new criminal methods.
- The decision follows a Dec. 5 Florida ruling authorizing release of earlier Epstein grand jury records, while a separate request covering Epstein’s 2019 SDNY case remains pending before Judge Richard M. Berman.
- DOJ plans to publish a broad set of investigative records across 18 categories by the Dec. 19 statutory deadline in a searchable format, as Maxwell’s lawyers warn public release could prejudice any future retrial bid.