Ghislaine Maxwell was hiding out in style.
Key points:
- Maxwell’s New Hampshire neighbours did not know she was hiding out nearby
- She has been charged with luring underage girls for the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse
- Officials said she purchased the home in December for $US1 million in cash
The luxury timber-framed home of the former confidante of late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is perched on 156 acres of New Hampshire pine and oak forests, boasting dramatic views of Mount Sunapee’s foothills.
But it was secluded enough to have kept her out of eyeshot of the tight-knit locals.
It wasn’t until Thursday that other residents of the rural corner of the New England region knew her whereabouts, after FBI agents arrested her on charges she lured underage girls for Epstein to sexually abuse.
The FBI said they had been keeping tabs on the woman, described as a “James Bond character”, for some time.
“More recently, we learned she had slithered away to