Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘co-conspirators are being hunted as sex trafficking probe “remains active”‘
THE probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network “remains active” and could lead to the arrest of his “co-conspirators”, court filings show.
Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, the paedo financier’s ex-girlfriend and alleged “madam”, remains the only one of his former associates to be charged by US authorities.
The British socialite, daughter of disgraced media mogul Robert Maxwell, pleaded not guilty to helping Epstein, 66, recruit and abuse underage girls.
She is also charged with committing perjury by denying under oath her involvement in her ex-lover’s alleged sex trafficking scheme.
Maxwell strongly denies all allegations of misconduct made against her.
Following Epstein’s death in a New York prison cell last August, US Attorney General William Barr promised to hunt down the multi-millionaire’s alleged accomplices.
And it seems, according to a court filing cited by the Miami Herald, federal prosecutors are still hunting for those who may have been complicit in the paedo’s web of crime.
It said: “As the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has stated publicly, the investigation into the conduct of the defendant in this case and other possible co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein remains active.
“The full scope and details of that investigation, however, have not been made public.”
Last August, Mr Barr, America’s top law enforcement official, vowed to carry on the case against anyone who helped Epstein abuse young women.
“Any co-conspirators should not rest easy,” he said.
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Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Maxwell, who was arrested on July 2 this year at a $1m property in New Hampshire, is being held at a prison in Brooklyn ahead of her trial next summer.
She was denied bail after the judge deemed her a flight risk.