US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy

Staff from the House oversight and judiciary committees visited the Texas prison where Ghislaine Maxwell , the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein , is serving her sentence, according to Democratic lawmakers. In a statement , Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, Democratic representatives, said staff from the committees traveled to the minimum security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, on Tuesday to seek answers about Maxwell’s transfer there, and about allegations that she has received preferential treatment at the prison camp. According to the Democratic lawmakers, prison staff provided the committee staff with “an extensive tour of the grounds and programming of the facility”. However, the lawmakers claimed that the “Bureau of Prisons leadership repeatedly shut down our lines of questioning or could not provide basic information about our central concerns, including Ms. Maxwell’s extraordinary treatment, allegations of sexual assault at the facility, and retaliation against inmates who tried to blow the whistle.” “We also have serious concerns about the accuracy and veracity of information received by our investigative staff” the lawmakers said, adding that their investigation would continue. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme. …