20250714161434468_24-1073_Maxwell_Opp.pdf

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No. 24-1073 In the Supreme Court of the Anited States   GHISLAINE MAXWELL, PETITIONER Vv. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES IN OPPOSITION D. JOHN SAUER Solicitor General Counsel of Record MATTHEW R. GALEOTTI Acting Assistant Attorney General ETHAN A. SACHS Attorney Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs @usdoj.gov (202) 514-2217   DOJ-OGR-00000219

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether petitioner’s prosecution for sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1591(a) and (b)(2), by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York was prohibited by a nonprosecution agreement be- tween the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and petitioner’s coconspirator. (1) DOJ-OGR- 00000220 

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