Ghislane Maxwell's citizenship records released in Epstein file drop [View all]
Source: USA Today
Jan. 30, 2026, 4:59 p.m. ET
Ghislane Maxwell's United States citizenship application appeared Friday, Jan. 30 among the latest tranche of files the Department of Justice released on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell, a close associate of Epstein, was convicted in 2021 of sex-trafficking minors to the disgraced financier. She is serving a 20-yer prison sentence.
According to the document, Maxwell became a permanent resident of the United States on Feb. 5, 1995, and gained citizenship nearly eight years later on Nov. 27, 2002. Maxwell, who was born to a French mother and British father, holds triple citizenship in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
The 2002 document listed two of Epsteins companies as employers: J. Epstein & Co., then investment banking and financial firm created by Epstein after he left Bear Stearns, and L.S.J., LLC. Maxwells citizenship application is one of 3 million pages of files related to Epstein the Justice Department released, as required by Congress.
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