Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell loses 'frivolous' bid to overturn US conviction
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of supplying underage girls to Epstein, whose ties to powerful business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics have fuelled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.
A US judge has ruled that Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her 20-year prison sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein is without merit. The judge stated that the newly released Epstein files and other evidence do not exonerate her. Instead, they may actually strengthen her conviction. The judge also dismissed Maxwell's claims that prosecutors illegally withheld evidence, calling them "conclusive," "cynical," and "wrong."
Maxwell represented herself during the trial, which resulted in her conviction on five charges of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein's abuse. The case is the most significant successful prosecution to come out of the Epstein scandal. Maxwell is currently housed at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas and is eligible for release in 2037.
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