Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail by Judge Who Says She Poses Flight Risk

Audrey Strauss, acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks alongside William Sweeney Jr., assistant director-in-charge of the FBI's New York Office, at a news conference announcing charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, in New York City on July 2, 2020. Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail on Monday, with a judge saying there would be a risk of her fleeing the country if she were released.

“The court concludes that the government has met its burden of persuasion that the defendant poses a flight risk and that pretrial detention continues to be warranted,” District Judge Alison Nathan, an Obama nominee, wrote in an order.