Ghislaine Maxwell Appears to Have Lied on Her Citizenship Application
Ghislaine Maxwell finds herself in another legal impasse.
It was revealed Friday that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and sex trafficking associate lied on her naturalization paperwork, potentially compromising her U.S. citizenship.
The documents were discovered in the Justice Department’s latest document dump of the Epstein files and first reported by Migrants initiated. They show Maxwell checked “no” on documents that required her to admit whether she had ever committed a crime or hired anyone for prostitution.
The N-400 petition that Maxwell submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York requested:
- “Have you EVER committed a crime or misdemeanor for which you were NOT arrested? »
- “Have you EVER been a prostitute or hired anyone for prostitution?” »
For both questions, Maxwell indicated on the form that she had not done so. In truth, the undercover criminal had recruited and trafficked underage girls for Epstein’s operations as early as 1994.
But despite her numerous crimes, Maxwell’s application was approved and she became a U.S. citizen on November 27, 2002.
Legal experts say this could bode ill for Maxwell, as false claims can delegitimize a naturalized citizenship, even if the offense is discovered decades later. This capture could also extend Maxwell’s prison sentence to up to 25 years under 18 U.S. Code § 1425.
“Lying on an N-400 form is a serious federal offense,” an unidentified immigration law expert told Migrant Insider. “Material misrepresentations, including those relating to criminal conduct, may be grounds for revocation of citizenship and possible criminal prosecution for immigration fraud. »
Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for playing an active role in Epstein’s crimes. His lawyers have been asking the White House for a pardon for several months, even though the White House has not indicated that it would grant it.
But a July meeting between Maxwell and the DOJ nevertheless proved incredibly fruitful for the convict, raising concerns that she was offered a quid pro quo in exchange for a revised “Epstein list.” At the time, the Trump administration struggled to redirect public fury over the records.
Shortly after speaking with Assistant Attorney General Todd Blanche, Maxwell, one of the worst sex criminals of the century, received an extremely comfortable transfer, sending her from a Florida prison to a low-security prison camp in Texas where she was incarcerated. granted many privileges this is generally not the case for prisoners.
Since then, his time behind bars has included meal service in his cell, unlimited toilet paper, puppy accessand access to private visits in a chaplain’s office outside of normal visiting hours. Her requests to be separated from other inmates were also granted, with tables and cellmates apparently moved as she pleased.
