US EditionSupreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction
- The Supreme Court declined Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal against her 2021 conviction related to her involvement in facilitating the abuse of underage girls by Jeffrey Epstein.
- Maxwell argued that Epstein's 2007 Florida plea deal, which shielded him and co-conspirators from prosecution, should have extended to her New York charges.
- The Justice Department stated the plea deal applied only in Florida and that no evidence shows it was meant to protect Maxwell in New York.
- Maxwell's attorneys accused the government of seeking a "blank check" to rewrite its promises and said it distracts by reciting irrelevant accounts of Epstein's misconduct.
- Maxwell remains sentenced to 20 years, was transferred to a lower-security Texas prison, and her conviction and sentence remain in place following the Supreme Court decision.
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Is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Last Chance at Freedom a Presidential Pardon?
With the Supreme Court declining to hear the British socialite’s appeal to overturn her conviction—and with Maxwell’s history with Donald Trump bubbling back into the public imagination—the Jeffrey Epstein saga has prompted a natural next question.
Ghislaine Maxwell wants to challenge her conviction in the Epstein scandal legally. However, the U.S. Supreme Court does not deal with her application for appeal. Thus, the verdict remains against the former confidant of the sex offender.
Even years after his death, Jeffrey Epstein's affair with the sex offender also employs the United States politically. His convicted confidant wanted help from the Supreme Court - but he refuses.
This means that Ghislaine Maxwell's 20-year prison sentence will remain in effect. She can only be released if she receives a presidential pardon.
End of the line: Supreme Court shuts door on Maxwell appeal
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted ex-girlfriend of late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, ending her latest legal challenge to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction.
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