Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and bid for prison release
Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and be freed from prison was rejected by a federal judge Tuesday who said the claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate that new evidence had emerged were “demonstrably meritless.” Maxwell filed a habeas petition last December seeking to set aside her conviction and [...] The post Federal judge rejects…
A federal judge dismissed Ghislaine Maxwell's attempts to overturn her conviction for sex trafficking and her request for early release from prison, deeming her arguments "meritless" and "frivolous." Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate, filed a habeas petition in December, claiming new evidence had been withheld and false testimony was presented during her trial.
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer rejected these claims, stating that nearly all of the evidence presented at trial proved her guilt. Maxwell had been convicted in December 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Judge Engelmayer also dismissed Maxwell's claims of selective prosecution and scapegoating, noting that she could have raised these issues during her trial but chose not to.
Despite recent release of 18 categories of investigative materials under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Judge Engelmayer found that much of the information was irrelevant to Maxwell's case and, if relevant, actually supported her convictions.
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