In brief
On Tuesday, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled that the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials associated with Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case. This decision follows a request by the Justice Department for the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and could lead to the disclosure of numerous previously unreleased documents. The ruling comes in light of the recently passed Epstein Files Transparency Act, mandating the public release of Epstein-related materials 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 provide Epstein-related records to the public in a searchable format by Dec. 19.
