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  "id": 3269579,
  "title": "Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn conviction rejected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ghislaine-maxwells-bid-to-overturn-conviction-rejected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:34:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0825/1589167-ghislaine-maxwell/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US judge has dismissed Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for her role in aiding Jeffrey Epstein in sexually abusing teenage girls. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer, sitting in Manhattan, stated that Maxwell's claims were without merit and either frivolous or filed too late. The 64-year-old, who represented herself, had challenged her December 2021 conviction and sentence in federal court, seeking a writ of habeas corpus declaring her punishment unlawful. Prosecutors contended that Maxwell's recent claims were baseless or submitted after the deadline. Maxwell argued that many documents disclosed earlier this year through the Epstein Files Transparency Act revealed that her due process rights were violated, as lawyers representing Epstein's accusers served as \"De Facto Prosecutors\" and government agents. However, the judge dismissed this \"new\" evidence as largely irrelevant to Maxwell's case.",
  "summary": "A US judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to throw out her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.",
  "key_points": [
    "US judge dismisses Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal",
    "Maxwell's claims deemed frivolous or late",
    "Prosecutors argue new evidence irrelevant"
  ],
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    "outlets": 11,
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Request To Overturn Conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-request-to-overturn-conviction",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:20:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and bid for prison release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/federal-judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-miscarriage-of-justice",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:35:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn conviction for aiding Epstein",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-overturn-conviction-for-aiding-epstein",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn conviction for aiding Epstein",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-bid-to-overturn-conviction-for-aiding-epstein-3274553",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Federal judge declines Maxwell bid to toss conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/federal-judge-declines-maxwell-bid-to-toss-conviction",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:41:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claim and bid for prison release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/federal-judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-miscarriage-of-justice-claim",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to overturn sex-trafficking conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-effort-to-overturn-sex-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:56:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'miscarriage of justice' claim and bid for prison release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/federal-judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-miscarriage-of-justice-claim-3275438",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'frivolous' appeal against conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-frivolous-appeal-against",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:01:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Epstein’s accomplice Maxwell loses bid to overturn US conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/epsteins-accomplice-maxwell-loses-bid-to-overturn-us-conviction",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:30:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}