Ghislaine Maxwell's £800,000 New Hampshire hideaway where she was arrested by the FBI was 'protected by ex-British soldier bodyguards recruited by one of her brothers'
- Court papers say Maxwell's huge property was protected by former military
- Security guard told investigators ex-British army soldiers were on rotation
- Said 'her brother' funded them, but they did not confirm, according to reports
- One of the former soldiers said to have credit card to pay for goods for Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell was guarded by former members of the British army while on the run from police, a New York court has been told.
The wealthy socialite, 58, was said to have had the bodyguards at the New Hampshire property where she was arrested by the FBI two weeks ago.
Papers filed for the case say a security guard at the £800,000 mansion told investigators one of her brothers had hired the highly-trained personnel.
One of them was said to be so trusted they had a credit card to go and buy her supplies so she did not have to leave the house.
Maxwell, a long-time associate of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is under investigation over her alleged role in grooming girls for the disgraced financier to abuse.
Maxwell was refused bail after denying charges of grooming girls as young as 14 for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 1997. She also pleaded not guilty to perjury
Maxwell's £800,000 Bradford, New Hampshire home which court papers said was guarded by former members of the British military
She was also good friends with Prince Andrew and one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Roberts, claims she was loaned out to the Duke three times for sex when she was 17.
The Royal has denied ever meeting Miss Roberts and any wrongdoing, claiming he did not know if a picture showing them together was even real.
Maxwell's brothers Kevin, 61, and Ian, 64, yesterday refused to answer questions about who paid for the protection detail, according to The Times.
They are closer to her than older sibling Philip, 71, who has avoided the spotlight for many years.
Maxwell cried as she was denied bail on Tuesday and she must stay locked up until her trial
Maxwell is accused of being paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's 'right-hand woman', managing his property empire and, it is alleged, his trafficking of minors
Kevin and Ian have many contacts in the security world after setting up a think tank in 2018 called Combating Jihadist Terrorism and Extremism.
It features Ian on its website as a director and publicly available Companies House data show feature its most recent accounts, which show liabilities of some £116,514.
The New York court papers on Maxwell's case stated of her arrest: 'The FBI spoke with the security guard, who informed the agents that the defendant's brother had hired a security company staffed with former members of the British military to guard the defendant in rotations.
'The defendant provided one of the guards with a credit card in the same name as the limited liability corporation that had purchased the New Hampshire property in cash.
'The guard informed the FBI that the defendant had not left the property during his time working there, and that instead, the guard was sent to make purchases for the property using the credit card.'
Maxwell broke down in tears yesterday after a US judge refused her bail after she denied helping Epstein, who killed himself in August, 2019.
She pleaded not guilty to helping him recruit and eventually abuse girls as young as 14 from 1994 to 1997 as well denying lying about her role in depositions in 2016.
Judge Nathan ruled the British socialite was a significant flight risk and refused her bail
District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan rejected Maxwell's bid for bail, agreeing with prosecutors that the wealthy socialite posed a flight risk.
Maxwell, the judge said during a hearing lasting more than two hours, has 'demonstrated sophistication in hiding her resources and herself' and will face trial on July 12 next year.
She appeared by video from the Brooklyn jail where she is being held and appeared tired, with her hair pulled back, and was wearing a brown T-shirt and tortoiseshell glasses.
Two women who have accused Maxwell of enabling their abuse testified at the hearing.
Annie Farmer, said Maxwell 'has never shown any remorse for her heinous crimes' and that 'the danger Maxwell poses must be taken seriously.'
She added: 'She is a sexual predator who groomed and abused me and countless other children and young women.'
