Ghislaine Maxwell was found using mobile phone data

She was located using global-positioning-system (GPS) data from a phone that had made calls to her lawyer, sister and husband

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05 January, 2021, 09:15 pm

Last modified: 05 January, 2021, 09:19 pm

Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, US June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV footage. UNTV/Handout via Reuters

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was tracked down by the FBI using data from her mobile phone, a court document reveals.

Maxwell was arrested on 2 July during a raid on her secluded mansion in New Hampshire, reports the BBC.

She was located using global-positioning-system (GPS) data from a phone that had made calls to her lawyer, sister and husband.

Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking minors.

Epstein died in a prison cell, in August 2019, awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, more than a decade after he was convicted for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

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