Epstein’s Accomplice Moved to a Less Secure Prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, accomplice of the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been transferred from a high-security prison in Florida to a lower-security federal facility in Texas.
“We can confirm that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas,” a spokesperson for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said on August 1. The Bryan facility is an all-female, minimum-security institution.
Maxwell, 63, was sentenced in 2022 by a federal court in New York to 20 years in prison for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking network involving underage girls. She was originally held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, a much more restrictive prison in Florida.
U.S. authorities have not explained why Maxwell was moved to Bryan. The transfer came shortly after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche visited her in Tallahassee to question her about Epstein. Blanche reportedly spent two days interviewing Maxwell, and while details remain confidential, her lawyer David Markus said she “answered everything asked.”
Reports suggest Maxwell offered to testify before Congress about Epstein in exchange for immunity and has also sought a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. However, Trump has publicly stated he has no intention of pardoning her.
Maxwell was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee on August 11, but U.S. media later reported that the hearing was postponed indefinitely.
The development comes as renewed calls echo through Washington for the Department of Justice to release the full “Epstein Files” — documents allegedly containing explosive details about powerful men said to have been among Epstein’s “clients.”
Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent victims, accused Maxwell of recruiting her as a massage therapist for Epstein, which led to years of sexual abuse while she was still a minor. Giuffre also alleged that Epstein forced her to have sex with numerous influential men.
Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year. Former President Trump confirmed that she once worked at his Mar-a-Lago resort before being drawn into Epstein’s orbit.
Epstein, born in 1953, was a U.S. financier arrested in July 2019 on charges of trafficking and exploiting dozens of underage girls, some as young as 14. Facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted, he denied all allegations but was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell a month later — an apparent suicide while awaiting trial.
During his campaign, Trump vowed to release the full Epstein records if re-elected. However, the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI recently stated in a memorandum that there is “no evidence” Epstein maintained a “client list” or blackmailed powerful individuals, and therefore the files will remain sealed.
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