Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Release Denied by Obama-Appointed Judge
Judge Engelmayer denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s habeas petition, calling her claims false and unable to alter her conviction.
A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, according to a decision by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, an Obama appointee. The ruling effectively ends Maxwell's final legal avenue to early release, leaving her serving her sentence at a minimum-security prison in Texas.
The judge deemed Maxwell's last attempt to challenge her confinement as "demonstrably meritless" and noted that there was no factual dispute in her case that could alter the trial's outcome. Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021, argued that her conviction was a "complete miscarriage of justice" and claimed that prosecutors withheld evidence, relied on false testimony, and violated her constitutional rights.
However, the judge dismissed these claims, stating that they were either previously rejected or could have been raised earlier. He also rejected her argument that newly released Epstein-related documents proved her innocence, saying they instead reinforced the trial's evidence. Maxwell's attorney has not yet responded to requests for comment.
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