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.
