Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's Bid to Overturn Sex-Trafficking Conviction
A federal judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to vacate her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction and 20-year sentence, rejecting her claims as meritless. Coverage across outlets was largely consistent, with some reports emphasizing the judge's sharp language about her arguments and others noting his warning against further appeals.
On Tuesday, US District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's petition to vacate her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges related to Jeffrey Epstein and her 20-year prison sentence. Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate, had argued the conviction resulted in a "complete miscarriage of justice," citing allegations of hidden trial evidence and a juror's undisclosed history of abuse. In a 67-page decision, Engelmayer found Maxwell failed to demonstrate that her constitutional rights were violated, describing her claims as "demonstrably meritless" and based on "speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods." The judge denied her petition for relief and indicated that any further appeal on these grounds would not be considered made in good faith. The ruling leaves Maxwell's conviction and sentence intact. It remains unresolved whether Maxwell will pursue additional legal avenues to challenge her conviction, and specific details of the alleged juror misconduct and evidentiary claims were not independently verified beyond the judge's characterization of them as unfounded.
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Read original report ↗Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to overturn sex-trafficking conviction
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to toss out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence.
Read original report ↗Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking appeal, calling claims ‘demonstrably meritless’
Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror’s abuse history Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell ’s legal effort to throw out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence, calling her claims “demonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods”. In a 67-page decision filed on Tuesday, US district judge Paul Engelmayer for New York’s southern district denied the former British socialite’s petition for relief, finding that Maxwell had failed to make a substantial showing that her constitutional rights were de
Read original report ↗Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'miscarriage of justice' claim and bid for prison release
Claims by Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a "complete miscarriage of justice" were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on "speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods."
Read original report ↗Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to toss conviction and warns against further appeals
The judge said that Maxwell’s claims were meritless and that any further appeal wouldn’t be taken in good faith.
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