Crime & Safety
Jeffrey Epstein's Girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested
The FBI told the Associated Press she was arrested in New Hampshire Thursday.
NEW YORK CITY— Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire Thursday on charges related to the sex scandal, FBI sources told the Associated Press.
Maxwell, 58, is expected to be brought to New York City for an appearance in Manhattan federal court.
Epstein, who had a home on the Upper East Side, committed suicide in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center while facing sex trafficking charges last year.
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One of the woman accusing Epstein, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, said in a lawsuit filed in 2015 that Maxwell recruited her. The suit has since been settled.
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