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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 662 Filed 06/15/22 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Meg GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL IN SUPPORT OF HER OBJECTIONS TO THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP 800 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-957-7600 Bobbi C. Sternheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim 33 West 19th Street - 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-243-1100 Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. 950 17" Street, Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-831-7364 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ-OGR-00010418 

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 662 Filed 06/15/22 Page 2 of 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. The 2003 Guidelines Apply to the Offense Conduct.........e.cecceseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeenaeenneeenes 1 A. A Jury Must Determine the End Date of Criminal Conduct that Dictates Which Guidelines Book Applies Consistent with the Ex Post Facto Clause......... 3 B. The Trial Record Is Insufficient to Support a Finding that the Offense Conduct Continued Past November 1, 2004..........cccccccccccccesssssscesescesesssssseaeeeeeeeecs 4 C. The Goals of Sentencing Are Not Served by Applying the More Onerous 2004 Guidelines Based Solely on Epstein’s Conduct. ...........cccceeccesseeeteeeteeeeeeeeaees 8 Il. The Five-Point Adjustment Under USSG § 4B1.5 Does Not Apply..........eeeeseereeneeeeees 10 A. Ms. Maxwell Does Not Present a Continuing Danger to the Public. .......... 11 B, Applying § 481.5 Would Lead fo Absurd Results, ccc: wcmmenamenn wmmmcaneans aeesen 14 II. Ms. Maxwell Does Not Qualify for an Aggravating Role Adjustment Under USSG S BBL Loe eee ceecceecseesecseeecseeseesaeseessecsessecsaesessaesecsaecaessecseesesseesessaesaesaesaesaeesaeeeaeeaeeas 16 A. Ms. Maxwell Did Not Supervise Another Criminal Participant. ............eeeee 16 B. The Criminal Activity Was Not “Otherwise Extensive…

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