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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The Supreme Court rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to avoid her 20 years in prison, as any deals with Trump didn't matter without a pardon
The Supreme Court has officially rejected the appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, meaning she will continue to serve her 20-year prison sentence. The justices declined to take up the case on the very first day of their new term, shutting down her last-ditch legal effort to overturn her conviction. This is a pretty huge deal, as Maxwell’s lawyers were really leaning on a highly technical argument. T…
Hanford Sentinel
union-bulletin.comU.S. Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal bid in Epstein sex trafficking conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to appeal her conviction for trafficking teenage girls and young women to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.
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.
Will Trump pardon Ghislaine Maxwell after Supreme Court rejects her appeal?
The Supreme Court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's final appeal. Her 20-year prison sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in sex abuse remains. Maxwell's lawyers argued a past non-prosecution deal protected her. The court did not explain its decision. This closes a significant chapter in the Epstein scandal. Maxwell continues to serve her sentence.
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