Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Wealth Looms Over Abuse Case
- Prosecutors say she received $20 million from Jeffrey Epstein
- The defense has downplayed her wealth and ties to Epstein
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The daughter of one extremely rich man and the longtime confidante of another, Ghislaine Maxwell has always enjoyed proximity to wealth. But how much money she has herself is a mystery.
Maxwell, who has pleaded not guilty to charges she recruited girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, is spending the next year in jail in part because her “opaque” finances led the judge overseeing the case to conclude she was an extraordinary flight risk.