The Prosecution Is Fumbling Its Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell
Prosecutors say they plan to rest their case against Jeffrey Epstein’s associate by week’s end—a shocking move from a team that appears to have failed on a number of other fronts already.

Daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, Maurene Comey, 32, is a lead prosecutor in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. AP
Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), is one of the lead prosecutors in the criminal case against Maxwell, and had been picked to hold a similar role in the case of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prior to his death in August 2019.
Prosecutors say they plan to rest their case against Jeffrey Epstein’s associate by week’s end—a shocking move from a team that appears to have failed on a number of other fronts already.

Daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, Maurene Comey, 32, is a lead prosecutor in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. AP
Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), is one of the lead prosecutors in the criminal case against Maxwell, and had been picked to hold a similar role in the case of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prior to his death in August 2019.