Exhibit M EFTA00065591

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a Paul Roth The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 17 November, 2020 Re: United States v, Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Confidential Letter in Support of Ghislaine Maxwel Your Honor, |, Jeffrey Roth am petitoning the court to release on bail my cousin, Ms. Grisiaine Maxwell. It is my belief that she ts of good charactor to warrant this release. tam also setting azide cash money in case it is needed as security for her bond. | am a blood relative to Ghislaine on my Mother's side. We have always been close to Ghislaine’s family. Tho candlesticks that my tate Mother, Jolana Roth (nee, Davidovicova) used every Friday night were a wedding gif from her Father. Ghistaine’s Aunt Brana was lie a sister to my Mother. She would stay with us in the States and her daughter, Helene feved with us when she first came to the U.S, Ve have a remained close. | would cine with Ghislaine a few times a year and she came over to my place of business fora lovely lunch the Summer betoce last. I live in Valley Stream, New York and have six-decade roots in that communsy. | am on staff at The New York Times. I've worked there for nearly three Gecades 38 an editor, writer and manager, and am a respected member of the paper, J have a reputation to hold fast. | treat this petition seriously. | don't have bots of cash, but J am putting up $ 2,000 as bond towards her bail because | believe in Ghisiaine's innocence and | beSeve that the only way Ms, Maxwell will be able to defend herself against the charges is out on bail. Her conditions of confinement are extreme even for the BOP, As to her “fleeing” she didn't before, she won't. | believe that. The Court should release her on bail. Oe EFTA00065592