Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn conviction
The longtime companion and co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein argued that her due process rights were violated.
A federal judge has dismissed Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence, finding her arguments to be "demonstrably meritless." In a detailed 67-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer dismissed her claims as based on speculation, distortions, and outright falsehoods. Maxwell had argued that documents released by the Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act supported her claims of due process violations, juror misconduct, inaccurate evidence, and selective prosecution.
However, the judge dismissed these claims as frivolous, stating that they either exonerate or reinforce the correctness of the legal rulings she challenges. Maxwell, convicted in 2021 of conspiring to lure underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, had also sought a Supreme Court review of her appeal and a pardon from President Donald Trump, both of which were unsuccessful.
She was transferred to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas in 2025, following a meeting with now-Attorney General Todd Blanche amid pressure from both parties in Congress to release documents related to Epstein and his inner circle. The judge rejected Maxwell's request for an evidentiary hearing, stating that there is no fact she fairly disputes that could potentially disturb the outcome of her trial.
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