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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 146 Filed 02/04/21 Page 1 of 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wee ee a a = = x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) V. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO STRIKE SURPLUSAGE FROM SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT Mark S. Cohen Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP 800 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-957-7600 Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-831-7364 Bobbi C. Sternheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim 33 West 19th Street - 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-243-1100 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ-OGR- 00002676 

Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 146 Filed 02/04/21 Page 2 of 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 0000... ...0ccccccccccccecceccceceeseeeeseeeceseaeceseeecnsceecsseeeceseeecseeeensneeesseeeessneeess 1 SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS ...00.....cccccccccccecceseesceseeseesecsesecueesecuaeecsaecseesecssesecseeeeesasesesaseaeeaes 3 ARGUMENT ..0...ccccccccccecccccescsseesssosescssececussseesacseesaccsessessessesssseesasseesaecseesesseesecsaseeetaseseeseessesesaees 5 I. All References to Accuser-3 Should Be Stricken as Surplusage. ........0...0..cccceeeeees b A. The Indictment Is Insufficient to Allege a Conspiracy as to Accuser-3. ................ 6 B. The Allegations Regarding Accuser-3 Are Irrelevant to the Alleged COmMSPILACleS. ..... ee eee ceeeceeeceesceeseecesecsecesececseecsseessesesseecseecseeesesesseessaeessesnseeetseeeseees 7 C. The Allegations Regarding Accuser-3 Are Unduly Prejudicial to Ms. Maxwell. ........ccccccccccccccesccssesssecseesecsecuseesseceseceessecesecusecsaeeseecseeseeeseceseeaeeseeseeeaeeneeens 9 II. In the Alternative, the Government Should Be Required to Demonstrate the Admissibility of Evidence Regarding Accuser-3 Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 404(b). ....... 10 CONCLUSION ..0...ccecccccecceceesceseeseesecseesecseesecnsseena…

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