{ "document_metadata": { "page_number": "151", "document_number": "20-2", "date": "04/01/2021", "document_type": "court document", "has_handwriting": false, "has_stamps": false }, "full_text": "Case 21-770, Document 20-2, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page151 of 200\nk7e2MaxC kjc\n1 start. Likewise, the possibility that Ms. Maxwell could evade security guards or monitoring is a significant one.\n2\n3 The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that no combination of conditions could reasonably assure her presence in court. The risks are simply too great.\n4\n5 Defense cites a number of cases, including Esposito, Dreier, and Madoff, as examples of serious and high-profile prosecutions where the courts, over the government's objection, granted bail to defendants with significant financial resources. But unlike those defendants, Ms. Maxwell possesses significant foreign connections.\n6\n7 This case is distinguishable for other reasons, as well. For example, the risk of flight in Esposito appears to have been based on the resources available to defendant, not foreign connections or experience and a record of hiding from being found.\n8\n9 In Madoff, the defendant had already been released on a bail package agreed to by the parties for a considerable period of time before the government sought detention. The court there found there were no circumstances in the intervening period showing that the defendant had become a flight risk. Because of these crucial factual differences, the court finds the cases not on point and not persuasive.\n10\n11 Finally, in arguing for release, the defense raises the challenges and risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The\n12\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300\nDOJ-OGR-00001092", "text_blocks": [ { "type": "printed", "content": "Case 21-770, Document 20-2, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page151 of 200", "position": "header" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "k7e2MaxC kjc\n1 start. Likewise, the possibility that Ms. Maxwell could evade security guards or monitoring is a significant one.\n2\n3 The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that no combination of conditions could reasonably assure her presence in court. The risks are simply too great.\n4\n5 Defense cites a number of cases, including Esposito, Dreier, and Madoff, as examples of serious and high-profile prosecutions where the courts, over the government's objection, granted bail to defendants with significant financial resources. But unlike those defendants, Ms. Maxwell possesses significant foreign connections.\n6\n7 This case is distinguishable for other reasons, as well. For example, the risk of flight in Esposito appears to have been based on the resources available to defendant, not foreign connections or experience and a record of hiding from being found.\n8\n9 In Madoff, the defendant had already been released on a bail package agreed to by the parties for a considerable period of time before the government sought detention. The court there found there were no circumstances in the intervening period showing that the defendant had become a flight risk. Because of these crucial factual differences, the court finds the cases not on point and not persuasive.\n10\n11 Finally, in arguing for release, the defense raises the challenges and risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The", "position": "main content" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300", "position": "footer" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "DOJ-OGR-00001092", "position": "footer" } ], "entities": { "people": [ "Ms. Maxwell", "Esposito", "Dreier", "Madoff" ], "organizations": [ "SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C." ], "locations": [], "dates": [ "04/01/2021" ], "reference_numbers": [ "Case 21-770", "Document 20-2", "3068530", "DOJ-OGR-00001092" ] }, "additional_notes": "The document appears to be a court transcript or legal document related to the case of Ms. Maxwell. The text is printed and there are no visible stamps or handwritten notes. The document is from the Southern District Reporters, P.C. and includes a reference number and contact information." }