Lara Pomerantz

Lara Pomerantz, an Assistant United States Attorney, opened the government's case by presenting its allegation that Maxwell worked with Epstein to recruit and groom teenage girls and by previewing testimony, property and travel records, photographs, and other documentary evidence.

On Day 4, Pomerantz examined Lisa Rocchio about grooming and delayed disclosure. Her redirect explored whether abuse in another adult's presence fit the concept of grooming the surrounding environment, but Judge Nathan sustained a scope objection. On Day 6, Pomerantz led Kate through her account of meetings and massages involving Epstein and Maxwell beginning when Kate was 17, then used redirect to address defense questioning about memory, immigration, public statements, and compensation.

Pomerantz also developed documentary and supporting testimony. On Day 7, she examined Stephen Flatley about electronic-record metadata, a Ghislaine user folder, and emails associated with an account in the admitted records. On Day 10, she examined Annie Farmer about events in New York and New Mexico, journal entries, prior disclosures, and her compensation-fund claim, then elicited related accounts from David James Mulligan and Janice Swain concerning Farmer's disclosures, trips, and demeanor.

During the defense case, Pomerantz used cross-examination to define the limits of several witnesses' evidence. Cimberly Espinosa confirmed that she worked from Epstein's Manhattan office and had not visited his Palm Beach house. Pomerantz questioned Elizabeth Loftus about defense-side criminal work, compensation, publications, and false-memory studies; Judge Nathan barred references to particular high-profile defendants but allowed general inquiry into possible financial incentive and credibility. She also established that older border records might not show complete travel histories.