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Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn U.S. conviction
A U.S. federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, calling her claims meritless and frivolous. Maxwell, 64, is serving a 20-year sentence and remains the only person convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to throw out her conviction on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, 64, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and is the only person convicted of a crime in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting his own trial.
In his ruling, Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote that Maxwell's claims that her constitutional rights at trial and sentencing were violated "are all meritless and all or almost all are frivolous."
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of supplying underage girls to Epstein, whose ties to powerful business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics have fueled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.
WorldLaw and crime
Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn U.S. conviction
A U.S. federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, calling her claims meritless and frivolous. Maxwell, 64, is serving a 20-year sentence and remains the only person convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to throw out her conviction on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, 64, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and is the only person convicted of a crime in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting his own trial.
In his ruling, Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote that Maxwell's claims that her constitutional rights at trial and sentencing were violated "are all meritless and all or almost all are frivolous."
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of supplying underage girls to Epstein, whose ties to powerful business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics have fueled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.