Billionaire fraudster Elizabeth Holmes seen enjoying facilities at Ghislaine Maxwell's cushy new prison
The disgraced Theranos founder became jail mates with Maxwell at Federal Prison Camp Bryan after the notorious madam was moved to the facility Thursday.
Barring a longshot pardon from President Donald Trump, Maxwell will spend about seven years incarcerated at the same time as Holmes, who is scheduled to be released on April 3, 2032.
Maxwell, who was convicted in June 2022 recruiting underage girls into Jeffrey Epstein 's sex trafficking ring, had been serving her sentence at a more restrictive prison in Florida.
But she was moved after complaining to authorities that she was fed up of listening to transgender prisoners having loud sex.
On Saturday, Holmes was seen taking a leisurely jog in a grassy area of the minimum security Texas prison.
She was wearing a gray T-shirt and matching gray shorts with black sneakers. She also appeared to be wearing a watch.
She was notably without fellow high profile inmate Jen Shah, the former Real Housewife of Salt Lake City who is also incarcerated at the facility.
Shah pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to a telemarketing scheme she ran targeting the elderly.
Photos have also shown Holmes and Shah running at the same time while engaging in cozy chats.
Maxwell, who herself has been pictured running at her Florida prison, will likely soon run into both women.
Camp Bryan is an all-female prison, unlike the Tallahassee prison, which housed men and women.
The camp is also a much more comfortable prison that holds primarily white-collar criminals and not people convicted of violent crimes.
Maxwell's sudden removal to Texas from a low-security prison in Tallahassee outraged Epstein's victims and their families.
'This is the justice system failing victims right before our eyes,' said sisters Annie and Maria Farmer and members of Virginia Giuffre's family in a statement obtained by Daily Mail.
'Ghislaine Maxwell is a sexual predator who physically assaulted minor children on multiple occasions, and she should never be shown any leniency.
'Yet, without any notification to the Maxwell victims, the government overnight has moved Maxwell to a minimum security luxury prison in Texas.'
Prison consultant Justin Paperny told Daily Mail he had never seen anyone convicted of a sex offense serve time in a minimum security prison such as Camp Bryan.
'She was in a low security prison, that looks like prisons on TV or in the movies. You're fenced in, razor wire, women serving typically 10 years or longer, more violent crime, sexual offenses,' Paperny said.
Paperny runs White Collar Advice, which advises future inmates on what to expect inside.
'She will feel incredibly free. There is a very low staff to prisoner ratio and camps like Bryan, no fences or barbed wire,' he said. 'You can literally walk off and nobody will stop you. It's a cushy country club and looks like a corporate office park or a junior college.'
Maxwell will also be able to purchase beauty and leisure items from the commissary, including make-up and crochet and sewing kits.
There is even a softball field and pickleball courts at the facility.
It is undoubtedly a huge upgrade for Maxwell, who was previously dealing with transgender prisoners having loud sex out in the open, a source told Daily Mail.
The source also said Maxwell was bitter and frequently complained about the conditions at the Tallahassee prison.
'There was inadequate food. Ghislaine is a vegetarian and each prisoner is supposed to get 8oz of protein a day, but she was getting 2oz or less. The food was moldy. Everyone, not just Ghislaine, complained about the food,' the source said.
Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus confirmed to Daily Mail that she was moved from the Tallahassee prison on Thursday.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the transfer on Friday. Neither Markus or the BOP have offered any reason for why Maxwell was moved.
This comes the Trump administration struggles to contain the fallout of its decision not to release the unredacted Epstein files.
Maxwell has promised to testify about what she knows about the Epstein case in exchange for immunity or a presidential pardon.
House leaders have roundly rejected giving her immunity, while people close to Trump have insisted a pardon is not in the works.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Sky News
an hour ago
- Sky News
British man charged with trying to drown his daughter-in-law in swimming pool on Florida holiday
A British man who allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law in a holiday swimming pool in Florida has been charged by police. Mark Raymond Gibbon, 62, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, allegedly held the 33-year-old underwater repeatedly after they argued about his grandchildren. He allegedly only stopped when a pair of sisters staying next door called the Polk County sheriff's department. The victim's nine-year-old daughter also allegedly jumped into the pool to stop Gibbon from drowning her mother. The family were staying at a rental home in the Solterra Resort of Davenport, Florida, when the incident occurred on Sunday, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. Officers responded to reports of a disturbance in a pool at around 5.20pm local time. "It's great that Polk County draws visitors from all across the world, but we expect vacationers to behave while they visit with us, just as we expect our lifelong residents to do the same," said the sheriff. "Because Mr Gibbon couldn't control his anger, he may find himself spending a lot more time in Florida than he had anticipated." Gibbon was arrested and taken to Polk County Jail, where he was charged with attempted second-degree murder and battery.
Telegraph
an hour ago
- Telegraph
Soldier shoots five at US military base
A soldier has been arrested on suspicion of shooting five of his colleagues at a US army base in Georgia. Fort Stewart was locked down shortly after 11am local time over an 'active shooter incident' in its 2nd Armoured Brigade Combat Team area. All those who were injured were soldiers. The gunman was on 'active military duty', CNN reported. Authorities named the suspect as Quornelius Radford, a sergeant assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is part of the 3rd Infantry Division and stationed at Fort Stewart. All of the injured soldiers are in a stable condition and are expected to make a stable recovery, although three required surgery. 'The shooting occurred at the soldiers' place of work,' Brig Gen John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, told reporters on Wednesday. 'It did involve his co-workers. We're still not certain about the motivation.' When the gunman opened fire, soldiers in the area tackled and subdued him, allowing law enforcement to take him into custody, Brig Gen Lubas continued. 'These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties,' he said He said Sgt Radford had been previously arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, but clarified that the sergeant's superiors were unaware of this. 'I do believe he was arrested locally for a DUI. That was unknown to his chain of command until the event occurred and we started looking into the law enforcement databases,' he said. The suspect used a handgun rather than a military weapon, he added. Sgt Radford is said to be in 'pre-trial confinement' and being interviewed by army investigators. He was apprehended at around 11.35am local time (4.35pm UK). The injured soldiers were treated on the base before being moved to Winn Army Community Hospital. 'Please join me in prayers for the casualties, their families, and the brave law enforcement officers working to protect our community,' said Buddy Carter, a Republican congressman representing the district that includes Fort Stewart. Sgt Radford is awaiting a charging decision by the Office of the Special Trial Counsel, an army body responsible for prosecuting serious crimes. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office released a mugshot of Sgt Radford following his arrest for driving under the influence in May. Public records indicate Sgt Radford, who had never been deployed to combat, is 28 and used to live in Jacksonville, Florida. As the incident unfolded, personnel were ordered to stay inside and lock all their windows and doors. Law enforcement was dispatched to the base, which is around 40 miles south-west of Savannah, at around 10.56am. Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, said: 'We are keeping the victims, their families, and all those who answer the call to serve in our hearts and prayers, and we ask that Georgians everywhere do the same.' Local schools, which had returned for their first day of term after the summer holidays, also went into lockdown out of what authorities called an 'abundance of caution'. In December 2022, infantryman Shay Wilson, 28, was charged with shooting and killing Sgt Nathan Hillman, a veteran of the Afghanistan War, at Fort Stewart. The case is still pending. Like Sgt Radford, Mr Wilson was assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, and was allegedly subdued by fellow officers. Fort Stewart opened as an anti-aircraft training facility in 1940, steadily growing in size in the decades since. The largest military installation east of the Mississippi, it now covers some 280,000 acres, an area roughly the size of New York City. More than 10,000 people live on the base, including soldiers, civilian army employees and their families. Donald Trump, the US president, called the incident an 'atrocity' when he spoke at the White House later on Wednesday. 'Five people are seriously wounded, and two very, very seriously,' he told reporters. 'The army criminal investigation division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 'The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully they'll fully recover and put this chapter behind them. But we're not going to forget what happened. 'We're going to take very good care of this person that did this,' Mr Trump added, calling the suspected gunman a 'horrible person'.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Trump wants National Guard to tackle crime in DC after violent attack on 'Big Balls'
President Trump vowed to 'federalize' Washington and send in the National Guard on Wednesday to crush violent crime in the nation's capital, citing the brutal assault of a young pro-Trump staffer known by the nickname 'Big Balls' as a breaking point. During a press conference Trump confirmed he is actively considering seizing control of DC law enforcement - a drastic step that would override local government authority and place the capital's policing under federal command. 'We're considering it because the crime is ridiculous,' Trump told reporters. 'We have a capital that's very unsafe. You know, we just almost lost a young man, beautiful, handsome guy that got the hell knocked out of him the night before last. I'm going to call him now.' The young man Trump referenced is Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old government worker affectionately dubbed 'Big Balls' by his colleagues. Coristine was violently beaten during an attempted carjacking near Dupont Circle around 3am Sunday, while defending his girlfriend from a group of teenage assailants. Two 15-year-olds have since been arrested in connection with the attack, which left Coristine hospitalized with a concussion and facial injuries. The case has quickly become the focus for Trump's broader campaign to dismantle what he calls ' Democrat chaos' in the capital. 'There's too much of it,' Trump said. 'We're going to do something about it… and that includes bringing in the National Guard - maybe very quickly.' Trump, who returned to the White House for a second term pledging to 'crush the deep state' and restore 'law and order,' has repeatedly portrayed Washington, DC, as a lawless zone of crime and dysfunction. 'We want to have a great, safe capital - and we're going to have it,' he said. 'That includes cleanliness, it includes other things… graffiti, roads that are in bad shape, medians that are falling down. We're going to beautify the city.' Asked by a reporter whether he supported overturning the DC Home Rule Act, which grants the city limited self-governance, Trump confirmed his legal team was 'already studying it.' 'We have to run DC,' he declared. 'This has to be the best-run place in the country, not the worst-run place in the country. And it has so much potential.' The remarks come just days after Trump posted an image of Coristine with blood running down his face, writing on Truth Social that D.C. crime was 'out of control' and that teenage criminals were 'randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens.' 'They are not afraid of law enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it's going to happen now!' Trump warned. Coristine, who became known as 'Big Balls' for his outspoken fearlessness during late-night brainstorming sessions with Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has become an unexpected symbol of the administration's push to remake the capital. 'My friend Big Balls is a hero,' wrote close friend Marko Elez on X, sharing a photo of Coristine after the assault. 'He protected a young woman from an attempted carjacking by 8 thugs near Dupont Circle. 'Violence like this in the heart of DC is completely unacceptable,' Elez added. Even Elon Musk, under whom Coristine once worked as part of DOGE's original design team weighed in online. 'A Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her,' Musk wrote. 'It is time to federalize DC.' Coristine, whose boyish face and Ivy League pedigree belied his MAGA bulldog persona, previously appeared in a Fox News segment highlighting his work to cut federal waste. But now his injuries, sustained in what police say was an attempted robbery by a group of teenagers, have made him the face of Trump's federal crime crackdown. While the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed it arrested two teens from Maryland in connection with the attack, but DC officials have been tight-lipped about further details. A spokesperson for the US Attorney's Office declined to confirm additional charges, citing an active investigation. Attorney General Brian Schwalb addressed the outrage in a statement to The Daily Mail. 'No one who lives in, works in, or visits DC should experience this. It is horrific and disturbing… When MPD brings us cases with sufficient evidence of juveniles who have broken the law and hurt people, we will prosecute them and ensure they face consequences.' But that's not good enough for Trump, or Jeanine Pirro, his newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District. 'Our job is to get guns off the street, drugs off the street, and take care of those individuals that are threatening and carjacking other people,' Pirro said in a video message from the White House. 'And that's just what we're going to do. If you don't buy into it, you're going to have to deal with us.' The episode has reignited long-simmering Republican calls to strip Washington, D.C., of its autonomy, or at least curtail it dramatically. Trump allies in Congress have already proposed legislation to repeal home rule and bring the capital under full federal control. That effort is certain to face resistance from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who h as not commented publicly on Coristine's assault but has in the past fiercely defended the city's right to govern itself. While violent crime in the capital is reportedly down more than 25% from this time last year, carjackings and juvenile involvement in violent incidents remain stubbornly high. Just last year, a 14-year-old was charged with the killing of a Lyft driver in another high-profile carjacking. 'The rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings, and everything else - we're not going to let it continue,' Trump asserted. 'You're going to be safe walking down streets. You're not going to get mugged.'
