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Exhibit E
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Kevin Maxwell
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007 November 23 rd 2020
Your Honor
This statement is in support of Ghislaine Maxwell's request for bail and her
character.
My name is Kevin Maxwell. I am an entrepreneur working in the real estate development sector
specialising in Purpose Built Student Accommodation and social impact residential and
infrastructure development.
I write this letter in support of my younger sister Ghislaine Maxwell. We are the nearest in
age in our surviving family of 7 siblings (I was born in February 1959 and Ghislaine in
December 1961) and have always been close since childhood.
We remain close and have been in communication by phone and videolink most weeks up
until her arrest on July 2nd 2020; I have historically regularly visited her in the United States
at least a couple of times a year and she has always caught up with me when she has visited
the UK or Europe. I have historically and continue to act as one her closest confidants and
advisors, quite apart from our family relationship.
Ghislaine has always faced up to every challenge she has met in her life whether it involved
confrontations with our father; dealing with the aftermath of his death or decisions involving
either her business interests or philanthropic interests. I consider her to be absolutely straight,
clear and honest in all her dealings with third parties - this attitude applies to her filing her tax
returns as it does to every other aspect of her life: organised, clear and straight.
Until these charges, my sister has never been involved in any allegation of breaking the law
in any jurisdiction.
Speaking for myself, as the father of seven children and grandfather of eight grandchildren, I
can confirm that I stand absolutely behind her in her fight to clear her name. In the thirty six
years since the birth of my first child, she has been a constant visitor to my family homes, has
had my children to stay with her in her homes and has met with all or her great nieces and
nephews and I would not hesitate to leave any of my kids or grandkids in her care. I have
never witnessed, nor heard from my children or grandchildren any reports of any
inappropriate behaviour on my sister's part.
Ghislaine has stayed at all times in the jurisdiction of the Unites States since the new charges
against the late Jeffrey Epstein and has from the outset confirmed to me personally on
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numerous occasions that she wanted to be available to deal with any civil or criminal
allegations, to confront these and to deal with them in situ. She provided evidence under oath
in deposition in civil litigation rather than stay silent which is a good illustration of her
candour.
From my own experience, I can confirm that Ghislaine is kind, thoughtful and generous
whether it is helping friends who have fallen on difficult times such as a friend who was
recently widowed and to whom Ghislaine provided her own home in London immediately; or
inviting my children and their friends when on their gap year to stay with her and to sort out
transport, housing and friends to support them on their travels; or whether devoting
considerable resources and time to her philanthropic activity primarily in oceans
conservation.
I have offered to co-sign a bond in the amount of US$3,500,000 where the amount of the
bond would be secured by properties owned by my ex-wife Pandora Maxwell as this
represents the entirety of realisable family wealth; I do this in support of Pandora's
judgement in relation to Ghislaine's integrity and commitment to attend court and to
underline that the family would be left without resources in the event that the bond was
called.
Yours sincerely
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Kevin Maxwell
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