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Epstein accomplice Maxwell opposes unsealing grand jury transcripts
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, asked a judge on Tuesday to reject a US Justice Department request to unseal the grand jury transcripts in her criminal case and that of the late notorious sex offender. "Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Ghislaine Maxwell is not," Maxwell's lawyers said in a filing with the federal judge in New York who is considering the government request. "Whatever interest the public may have in Epstein, that interest cannot justify a broad intrusion into grand jury secrecy in a case where the defendant is alive, her legal options are viable, and her due process rights remain," the attorneys said. Maxwell, 63, is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted in 2021 of recruiting underage girls for Epstein, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. President Donald Trump's supporters have been obsessed with the Epstein case for years and have been up in arms since the FBI and Justice Department said last month that the wealthy financier had committed suicide while in jail, did not blackmail any prominent figures, and did not keep a "client list." In a bid to calm the furor, the Justice Department is seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts from the cases against Epstein and Maxwell. US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, also met recently with Maxwell but has not revealed what was discussed. Trump was asked on Tuesday about the meeting and said it was "not an uncommon thing" and was "totally above board." "I think (Blanche) probably wants to make sure that, you know, people that should not be involved, or aren't involved, are not hurt by something that would be very, very unfortunate, very unfair to a lot of people," he said. Trump also told reporters that he was not aware of Maxwell's recent move from a prison in Florida to a minimum security facility in Texas until after it happened. - 'Firestorm of false reporting' - Trump, 79, was once a close friend of Epstein, and The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the president's name was among hundreds found during a Justice Department review of the so-called "Epstein files," though there has not been evidence of wrongdoing. Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit against the newspaper after it reported that he had penned a sexually suggestive letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. Maxwell is the only former Epstein associate convicted in connection with his activities, which right-wing conspiracy theorists allege included trafficking young girls for VIPs and other elites. In their filing with Judge Paul Engelmayer, Maxwell's lawyers said she was "convicted in a media firestorm of false reporting" and noted that she has appealed her conviction to the Supreme Court. "The government seeks to unseal the grand jury transcripts, citing 'historical interest' without regard for how that release will affect Maxwell's privacy interests, her pending (Supreme Court) Petition, and any future litigation," they said. Her lawyers also said Maxwell has not been been allowed to review the transcripts even though the government has not opposed her request to do so. cl/jgc
CBS News
37 minutes ago
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Bay Area men posed as FBI agents in robbery of 200 iPhones from Oregon business, indictment alleges
Five Bay Area men have been charged with robbing some 200 iPhones from an Oregon business, with two of the suspects posing as FBI agents during the robbery, federal authorities said. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said in a press release on Tuesday that a federal grand jury indicted Jordan Cantie, 48; Cankun He, 31; Hailong Ma, 30; Robert Maynard, 41; and Yuxiang Wei, 25; on charges of conspiring to rob a Portland reshipping company of Apple iPhones and several cameras. Maynard, already in custody on an unrelated charge, made his initial federal court appearance on Tuesday. Ma and Wei were arrested on Aug. 1, while He was arrested on Monday; all three appeared in court on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Cantie is still at large while the other four defendants remained in custody on Tuesday. According to an indictment filed on July 22 and unsealed Monday, He, Ma, and Wei planned the robbery, and Maynard and Cantie were recruited to carry out the operation. The complaint alleged Cantie Ma, Wei and Maynard traveled from the Bay Area to Portland in April to conduct the robbery, with Ma providing jackets labeled "FBI," bulletproof vests, zip ties, and other supplies for the robbery. The indictment alleges that on April 14, Cantie and Maynard drove into the business's parking lot using flashing blue and red police-style vehicle lights, while Ma and Wei waited nearby. Cantie allegedly brandished a gun and, along with Maynard, forced employees into the building, zip-tied them, and issued verbal threats, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The men allegedly stole approximately 200 Apple iPhones and five cameras before driving away, later driving back to California and meeting He and others along the way to deliver the stolen iPhones. The press release said that on or about May 19, Ma, Maynard, Wei and others allegedly conspired to rob another reshipping business in Hillsboro, Oregon, and drove to Oregon to do so. Maynard and four unindicted co-conspirators were arrested that day. Ma and He are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, while Wei is scheduled for a detention hearing on Aug. 18. Maynard was remanded into federal custody. Each of the defendants faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the count of robbery conspiracy affecting interstate commerce, although any sentence imposed would take into consideration federal sentencing guidelines.
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Sen. John Cornyn urges FBI to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to stall redistricting effort
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked the FBI Tuesday for help locating, arresting and investigating dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to stall a Republican-led redistricting effort. Cornyn, who is facing a primary challenge for his Senate seat from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, made the request in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, where he described the 57 absentee Democrats – some of whom appear to be holed up in Illinois and New York – as 'potential lawbreakers.' 3 Cornyn noted that several of the absent Democrats appear to be hiding in other states, including Illinois and New York. AP 'Since these state legislators are currently outside of Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety may need support to arrest the fleeing lawmakers,' the senator wrote. 'I request the FBI's assistance, as federal resources are necessary to locate the out-of-state Texas legislators who are potentially acting in violation of the law,' Cornyn continued. 'The FBI has tools to aid state law enforcement when parties cross state lines, including to avoid testifying or fleeing a scene of a crime.' 'Specifically, I am concerned that legislators who solicited or accepted funds to aid in their efforts to avoid their legislative duties may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses,' he added. Cornyn noted that his request is 'time-sensitive' as the Texas Legislature only has about two-weeks remaining in its special session to consider flood-relief bills and the redrawing of state congressional maps. The FBI declined to comment. By absconding from the state capitol, the missing Democratic lawmakers have prevented the GOP-controlled legislature from establishing the quorum necessary to consider the bills. Cornyn's request comes after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state authorities on Monday to 'arrest' the 'delinquent Texas House Democrats' and bring them back to Austin so the special session can continue. Abbott also directed the Texas Rangers to 'immediately investigate fleeing Texas House Democrats for potential bribery and any other potential legal violations connected to their refusal to appear for a quorum, conduct business, and cast votes.' The governor indicated the investigations would extend to 'anyone who aided or abetted such potential crimes.' 'As we're talking right now, Texas Department of Public Safety officers are on the streets looking for those Democrat House members to arrest them and to take them to the Texas capitol and hold them there until a quorum is reached,' Abbott said in an interview with Fox News host Will Cain on Tuesday. Abbott noted that it's unclear how many of the Democratic lawmakers remain out-of-state but that authorities are 'working with officials in other states to find ways in which we can try to arrest' them and 'bring them back to the state of Texas.' 3 The absent Democrats have prevented the Texas House of Representatives from reaching the quorum necessary to consider a controversial redistricting effort and other legislative measures. Getty Images 3 Cornyn's request to Patel comes after the Texas governor and attorney general moved to arrest and investigate the missing lawmakers. REUTERS The governor also said he'll seek to remove Democratic House members for the legislature who received financial assistance to leave the state. 'Democrats don't seem to know that taking or receiving a payment like they have to escape or not take a vote subjects them to forfeiture of their seat,' Abbott said on 'The Will Cain Show.' 'It's going to be one of the legal grounds you're going to see asserted here immediately to seek the vacation or elimination or abandonment of these House seats by the Democrats,' he added. 'So we will remove them from office and call for elections to replace them.' Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Paxton have set a Friday deadline for the runaway Democrats to appear at the capitol before 'judicial orders' are sought declaring that they have 'vacated their office.' 'The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines,' Paxton wrote on X. 'If you don't show up to work, you get fired.' The deadline was issued after the Texas House again failed to reach a quorum on Thursday afternoon.
