Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell says new evidence undermines conviction; US prosecutors disagree
She says newly released Epstein documents show prosecutors and accusers’ lawyers hid evidence and violated due process in her case.
- On Wednesday, Ghislaine Maxwell filed a new petition in Manhattan seeking to overturn her December 2021 conviction, arguing that recently released Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal constitutional violations in her case.
- Maxwell relies on materials from the Epstein Files Transparency Act, claiming lawyers for Epstein's accusers served as "De Facto Prosecutors" and agents of the government in her prosecution.
- She alleges prosecutors failed to interview Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire behind Victoria's Secret, a gap Maxwell says led to "misrepresentations to judges and the jury resulting in an unsafe conviction."
- Attorney Jay Clayton responded in a court filing on Wednesday, arguing that Maxwell "utterly fails to carry her burden to overturn her proper conviction and just sentence."
- District Judge Paul Engelmayer will review the petition while Maxwell serves her 20-year sentence at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where she is eligible for release in July 2037.
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News & RecordEpstein associate Maxwell files new appeal
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier…
Maxwell launches new legal challenge
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier…
Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell says new evidence undermines conviction; U.S. prosecutors disagree
Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier sexually abuse teenage girls.
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn conviction, citing new evidence in released files
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend de Grisogono Sponsors The 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Benefitting Wall Street Rising, with a Performance by Rod Stewart at Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Ghislaine Maxwell, the former British socialite and girlfriend of convicted felon and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is looking to overturn her convict…
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