Ghislaine Maxwell, jailed Epstein accomplice, appeals case to US Supreme Court
- Ghislaine Maxwell petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her sex-trafficking convictions, claiming a non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her prosecution for conspiracy to traffic minors.
- Maxwell was convicted in New York in 2021 on five counts of sex trafficking, including conspiracy, based on accusations that she lured and groomed underage girls for Epstein.
- Maxwell asserts that a federal appeals court rejected her argument regarding the agreement, stating it differs among circuit courts.
- Maxwell's lawyers argue that the inconsistency in court interpretations of non-prosecution agreements justifies a Supreme Court review.
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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn conviction for sex trafficking: How many years should he spend in prison?
British socialité lawyers Ghislaine Maxwell filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his 2021 sexual trafficking conviction, arguing that he was protected by a non-prosecution agreement that his ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein reached with the government in a previous case. In his petition, Maxwell claimed that it was covered by the terms of a 2007 agreement between Epstein and a federal prosecutor in Florida. According to this agree…
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