Ghislaine Maxwell is sued for nearly $900K in unpaid legal bills

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Published on Aug 25, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly owes a Colorado law firm nearly $900,000, according to a new lawsuit that accuses the convicted sex-traffickerâ€™s brother and estranged husband of hiding her assets. Denver-based firm Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, PC, sued the disgraced British socialite Monday in an attempt to recover $878,302 in unpaid legal bills for work it did defending her against civil lawsuits and in her criminal case in New York, according to the Denver Post. The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court, also names her brother Kevin Maxwell and husband Scott Borgerson for allegedly not making good on promises to pay up and trying to shield her assets from being used to satisfy the debt. The firm â€” which has repped the parents of JonBenÃ©t Ramsey and defended Kobe Bryant against sex abuse allegations â€” early in the case began being concerned about â€œMs. Maxwellâ€™s willingness and ability to meet her financial obligations,â€ the suit alleges. A Denver law firm claims itâ€™s owed nearly $900,000 for the cost of defending Ghislaine Maxwell in a criminal case. It notified Kevin Maxwell â€” who was put in charge of paying the lawyers by his sister â€” that it â€œcould no longer representâ€ her on Aug. 11, 2020, the Denver Post reported. But then Kevin Maxwell agreed to personally ensure that there was always $100,000 in the firmâ€™s trust while the case was ongoing, the suit claims. Still, by November 2020, the retainer funds ran out, and she owed $141,160 by January 2021, the newspaper reported. The firm also sued Maxwellâ€™s husband Scott Borgerson for allegedly not releasing her funds to them. The law firm also sued Maxwellâ€™s brother Kevin, claiming he has been erratic in making payments. Kevin Maxwell made occasional payments but failed to restore the retainer to $100,000 and never paid the money that was owed, the suit claims. He blamed the delays on Borgerson saying he â€œcontrolled Ms. Maxwellâ€™s money and was responsible for delaying payments to the firm,â€ the lawsuit alleges. Despite Borgerson selling millions worth of property, the firm only received $143,500 from Kevin Maxwell in January â€” and is still owed $878,302, the suit claims. Maxwell breached the agreement by failing to pay for services and advanced costs on behalf of Ms. Maxwell,â€ the lawsuit alleges. The suit blames Kevin Maxwell for lying about timing of payments and accuses Borgerson of not releasing Maxwellâ€™s money to pay the firm, the outlet reported. Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of helping late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein recruit and groom girls for years for him to abuse. She is serving a 20-year prison sentence.