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Attorney challenges victim count and alleged smokescreen in Maxwell/Epstein civil case

The passage provides a modest investigative lead suggesting possible manipulation of victim numbers and a strategic narrative to hold Ghislaine Maxwell liable for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes. It Attorney claims victim count in police reports was altered from 17 to 20 to 30. Allegation that the case is a 'smokescreen' to punish Maxwell by association with Epstein. Reference to Detective Recar

Date
November 11, 2025
Source
House Oversight
Reference
House Oversight #011433
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1
Persons
19
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Summary

The passage provides a modest investigative lead suggesting possible manipulation of victim numbers and a strategic narrative to hold Ghislaine Maxwell liable for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes. It Attorney claims victim count in police reports was altered from 17 to 20 to 30. Allegation that the case is a 'smokescreen' to punish Maxwell by association with Epstein. Reference to Detective Recar

Persons Referenced (19)

Paula Epstein

e was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have do

JEFFREY S. PAGLIUCA

being offered for the truth ef the matter. MR. PAGLIUCA: Exactly. You know, this is a smokescreen about

Ian Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Jeffery Pagliuca

being offered for the truth ef the matter. MR. PAGLIUCA: Exactly. You know, this is a smokescreen about

Sigrid McCawley

important point. What I find curious, again, Ms. McCawley usually says there are 30 victims identified in

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23 24 25 130 H3vlgiu2 THE COURT: I didn't say redaction. It's hearsay, it's not being offered, but of co

Kevin Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Edward Jay Epstein

e was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have do

Ian & Tara Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Joseph Recarey

ts, which isn't true. And when I asked Detective Recarey to go through them with me and identify how many

Isabel Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Ghislaine Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Ilan Epstein

e was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have do

Wafic Said

ugh them with me and identify how many people he said were victims, there were 17. And so now today sh

Christine Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Ghulam J. Khan Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Robert Maxwell

You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go throu

Jeffrey Epstein

e was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have do

Mark Epstein

e was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have do

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10 id. 12 13 14 L5 16 ne) 18 life) 20 21 22 23 24 25 130 H3vlgiu2 THE COURT: I didn't say redaction. It's hearsay, it's not being offered, but of course it is being offered for the truth ef the matter. MR. PAGLIUCA: Exactly. You know, this is a smokescreen about it goes to Maxwell's state of mind. And when you carefully go through these police reports, there is not one of these alleged victims who identifies Ms. Maxwell as having anything to do with any of this. Which is another important point. What I find curious, again, Ms. McCawley usually says there are 30 victims identified in these police reports, which isn't true. And when I asked Detective Recarey to go through them with me and identify how many people he said were victims, there were 17. And so now today she said there were 20. So she's working her way my way. But, you know, that's the problem here, your Honor. This is being offered for the truth of the matter asserted. All they want to do is get in front of a jury that there was a police department investigation in which Epstein was the target and Epstein is alleged to have done all of these bad things; therefore, you should punish Maxwell because then they're going to say, she was his girlfriend, she had to have known, yada, yada, yada, yada, he's a bad person, she's a bad person, find her liable, and whack her with a big damage award. That's what's going on here. Thank you. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300

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