The move is confirmed by both the federal prison authority and Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus. However, no one has commented on the reason behind the move. The new prison has a lower security classification, the lowest classification on the scale.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for involvement in Epstein's human trafficking of young women for sexual purposes, and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
She was recently questioned by the US Department of Justice and has been called to testify before the congressional committee. What she said has not been made public, but her lawyers say she is willing to answer the congress's questions if she is granted immunity from future prosecution, something that has been denied by the committee.
President Donald Trump said in an interview with Newsmax on Friday that no one has asked him to pardon Maxwell.
I have pardoned people before, but no one has asked me to do this.
