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Ghislaine Maxwell's List of 301 Brits in Her Little Black Book Under FBI Review
The names contained in the ‘little black book’ Ghislaine Maxwell built with her sex offender lover Jeffrey Epstein include some of the UK’s highest-profile people, including their pal Prince Andrew
The Duke of York's legal team has made an 'unprecedented' request for witness depositions to be sealed, meaning they cannot be made public, a lawyer representing accuser Virginia Giuffre claimed
Daily Mirror 30 DEC 2021
Jurors saw photos of Maxwell giving Epstein an intimate foot rub onboard his private jet ( Image:PA)
Paedophile Ghislaine Maxwell’s list of more than 300 British associates is to be reviewed after US prosecutors vowed to pursue all those involved in her “pyramid scheme of abuse”.
The names contained in the ‘little black book’ she built with her sex offender lover Jeffrey Epstein include some of the UK’s highest-profile people, including their pal Prince Andrew.
There is no allegation of wrongdoing against those detailed in the directory, with the FBI seeing them as potential witnesses “unless the evidence leads them elsewhere”.
A source told the Mirror: “Whereas Epstein brought the cash, Maxwell brought the contacts.
“She opened up a world to her then-lover he could only have dreamt of.
“Epstein was socially awkward. Some say inept. He didn’t mix well.
“But with Maxwell by his side, she gave him cover and credibility with the rich and famous.
“He was accepted into their world not because of money but because of her.
“She provided most of the numbers in their book.
“Prosecutors in the US have made countless mistakes before where Maxwell and Epstein are concerned. Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, has vowed that those who committed a crime with them will not escape justice under his watch.”
During Maxwell’s four-week trial in New York, the book including the names and addresses of nearly 2,000 world leaders, sportsmen, royalty, celebrities and alleged victims remained secret.
The contacts contained within it allowed Maxwell and Epstein to flourish in the world’s most elite circles.
For decades, important, influential, serious people attended their dinner parties, rode his private ‘Lolita Express’ jet, and furthered the fiction they were New York’s power couple.
During her trial, however, the disgraced socialite’s defence attorneys agreed with prosecutors not to release the 97-page directory to the public.
But it was made available in a previous civil case involving Andrew’s rape accuser Virginia Giuffre. The book was filled with contact details of Maxwell and Epstein’s famous friends, including the Duke and former U.S. leader Bill Clinton and Donald Trump but was only mentioned sporadically during her sex-trafficking trial.
Both former Presidents and the Prince, as well as others mentioned in the directory, have denied all accusations they were involved in any alleged sexual abuse.
Following Maxwell’s conviction on Wednesday, US Attorney Damian Williams made particular reference to “powerful and well connected”, saying his team would not stop until all those guilty of an offence had been brought before a court.
“This Office will always stand with victims, will always follow the facts wherever they lead, and will always fight to ensure that no one, no matter how powerful and well connected, is above the law,” he said.
Some legal experts believe Maxwell, who faces up to 65 years in prison when sentenced early next year, think she may begin naming names in a deal to reduce her time behind bars.
However, victims have told their lawyers they will be furious if such an agreement is brokered as they want her to serve the maximum time possible.
Previously the FBI compiled a 2,000-page dossier on Andrew’s pals Epstein and Maxwell.
The so-called little black book contained 301 Brits listing more than 1,000 numbers and dozens of email addresses between them.
They included countless celebrities including Mick Jagger, Simon Le Bon, Phil Collins, the late Sir David Frost, Richard Branson, Naomi Campbell, Tamara Beckwith, Jonathan Dimbleby, Lloyd Grossman and numerous lords and ladies.
Ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair is recorded once, while his former cabinet minister Lord Peter Mandelson has ten numbers, including one marked ‘direct line’, one marked ‘home’ and one marked ‘country home’.
Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, also features.
There are 16 separate phone numbers for Prince Andrew, including a mobile phone number, one marked Palace ex-directory, one for Balmoral, the Queen’s private retreat in Scotland where the Prince invited Epstein, and one marked Sand, which appears to be Sandringham, the other royal retreat where he spent time.
Details of the book came out in court documents through litigation from Virginia Giuffre against Maxwell during their civil libel case although it had been published in the media prior to that.
Epstein also recorded 18 numbers for Sarah Ferguson, who took Ł15,000 off the paedophile to help pay off her debts.
Other global names included Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, magician David Blaine, Bill Cosby, Rupert Murdoch and singer Courtney Love.
There is no suggestion the presence of the names means that any of those in the book are accused of any form of wrongdoing or have met Maxwell, 60, and Epstein in person.
One Brit named in the directory during Maxwell’s trial case was identified as taking part in ‘sexualised massages’ involving underage girls at Epstein’s Florida mansion- but there has been no suggestion they are one of the celebrities or politicians named.
A witness testifying using the pseudonym Jane told how Maxwell and Epstein abused her from the age of 14.
She said she was forced to participate in a series of 'sexualised massages' involving adults, named 'Emmy' as one of the participants.
Laura Menninger, Maxwell’s lawyer, asked Jane about the Brit: “You said that Emmy was British and that she was nice and cool. She was involved in the group massages with you? She was involved with the sexual contact?’
“Yes,” Jane replied.
Fears over Maxwell and Epstein’s offending overseas led US officials to explore their hundreds of ties to the UK, including Andrew.
Maxwell’s conviction poured more pressure on the Duke to speak with the FBI after they claimed he had previously refused to.
Since discussing his alleged silence, Giuffre has issued proceedings against the Duke, 61, accusing him of sexual abuse and rape.
She filed a lawsuit in New York and is seeking unspecified damages.
In August, Giuffre, 38, sued father-of-two Andrew, saying she was forced to have sex with him at Maxwell’s London home.
She also claims he abused her at the billionaire’s homes in Manhattan and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, has “unequivocally” denied Giuffre’s claims and accused her of seeking “another payday” in her drive to profit from her association with Epstein, who she says also abused her.
Andrew’s lawyers are scheduled to argue for a dismissal of Giuffre’s lawsuit on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan.
This week, the Duke made a further attempt to have the case thrown out, arguing as Giuffre lives in Australia and he in the UK, the US has no jurisdiction over both parties.
It came after the Prince earlier this month launched another aggressive legal bid to have the lawsuit thrown out, calling it “unintelligible” and deliberately vague.
The royal went further in his motion to have the case dismissed, arguing the law that allowed her to sue in America was “unconstitutional”.
His legal team argued he is prevented from being sued under a 2009 financial deal Giuffre made with Epstein, which barred her from pursuing the financier’s associates.
Details of the deal she made with Epstein are to be released by the courts on Monday.
Epstein, 66, killed himself in a Manhattan jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.'
What Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Means For Prince Andrew as He Tries to Keep Evidence Secret...
Prince Andrew's legal team has made an "unprecedented" call for witness testimony to be kept secret in his sex abuse case - amid claims he should be "quaking in his boots".
The Duke, who is accused of sexually abusing trafficked teenager Virginia Giuffre, has called for depositions - including his own - to be kept under seal ahead of a crunch court showdown next week.
Ms Giuffre's representatives say there is "no logic or authority for such a provision".
It comes following the conviction of his pal Ghislaine Maxwell, who was last night found guilty of five out of six charges of sex trafficking at her New York trial.
She could face more than 60 years behind bars, but sparked speculation she could name names in a bid to reduce her sentence.
Maxwell was spotted talking to a TV producer in court.
The Queen's second son is attempting to get Ms Giuffre's civil case thrown out, claiming that his accuser cannot bring the action against him because she is not a US resident.
Ms Giuffre, now 38, claims she was trafficked to London where she claims she was forced to sleep with the Duke while she was a 'teen sex slave' of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who was then a close friend of Andrew.
The royal vehemently denies the allegations.
Attorney Linda Bloom, who represents several of Epstein's victims, said the Maxwell verdict should cause alarm for the Duke's camp.
She told DailyMail.com: "He should be quaking in his boots.
"Because this shows that a jury is willing to come back with a guilty verdict even if the accusers are not perfect, as no human being is."
Ms Giuffre's civil case will be heard in front of a jury.
Ms Bloom pointed out that Andrew has previously said he was closer to Maxwell than to Epstein, and added that the former's conviction "just brings us one step closer to Prince Andrew".
Ms Giuffre has accused the Duke of sexual abuse when she was a teenager=
This week Maxwell was seen talking to a producer from ABC News in the New York courtroom, sparking speculation that she might be willing to point the finger at others involved in her and Epstein's sick world.
Piers Morgan tweeted: "Will vile sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell now sing like a canary to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison?
"If she does, there could be a lot of rich, powerful & famous people sweating tonight... and not sweating."
Andrew's appeal to get the civil case - in which Ms Giuffre is seeking unspecified damages - thrown out will be heard in New York next week.
A letter sent by Ms Giuffre's representative Sigrid McCawley to the Duke's lead council Andrew Brettler, reveals the unusual request for statements to be kept secret, The Telegraph reports.
It is unclear how much of the witness testimony Andrew's team are seeking to be sealed.
In the letter, dated Christmas Eve, Ms McCawley wrote: “The main substantive disagreement in the parties’ drafts is your inclusion of an unprecedented paragraph, which would allow you to keep deposition materials sealed from the public even if neither party designates the underlying testimony as confidential.”
Andrew's lawyers have called for the case to be thrown out
Ms McCawley said there was “no logic or authority for such a provision” - adding that Andrew's team had left it too late to ask for a confidentiality order.
A source close to the Duke told The Mirror: “Such a request or offer to keep things confidential is certainly not unprecedented, rather it would be considered standard practice in any high profile case.
"However, it seems like Ms Giuffre and her lawyers want to try this case in the media instead of a court room.....”
On Tuesday next week Judge Lewis Kaplan will hear the Duke's argument to dismiss the case.
But even if he succeeds, Ms McCawley said, the matter will not go away, as her client would re-file her civil action.
“The parties in this action will need to resolve this dispute one way or another,” she said.
Earlier this week it emerged that the Duke's representatives had called or the case to be halted, claiming Ms Giuffre is not a US resident - meaning she could not make the claim under a federal law court.
Ms McCawley called that argument “another in a series of tired attempts by Prince Andrew to duck and dodge the legal merits of the serious case Virginia Giuffre has brought.”
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