20-year prison sentence<\/a> for carrying out a years-long scheme with Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls.\n <\/p>\n\n New York federal Judge Paul Engelmayer denied the Justice Department\u2019s request for grand jury materials in Maxwell\u2019s case on August 11 in a scathing opinion, saying that the premise of DOJ\u2019s argument was false and that the request was not a matter of public interest.\n <\/p>\n
\n The Justice Department also requested the unsealing of grand jury materials from a federal court in Florida, and a judge swiftly denied the request.\n <\/p>\n
\n Additionally, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted a two-day interview with Maxwell on July 24 and 25 at the US Attorney\u2019s Office in Tallahassee, Florida. The Justice Department is working on transcribing<\/a> a 10-hour audio tape from the interview.\n <\/p>\n\n This story has been updated with additional information.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n