Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claim and bid for prison release
Summary
A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to overturn her 2021 sex trafficking conviction. The judge said her claims about new evidence and trial errors were unfounded and would not change the outcome.Key Facts
- Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
- She is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her conviction.
- Maxwell filed a habeas petition claiming new evidence and false testimony should overturn her conviction.
- A federal judge ruled that her petition had no merit and did not dispute any facts that would affect the trial’s result.
- Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell’s associate, died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on similar charges.
- Habeas petitions are used when other appeals are exhausted to challenge unlawful imprisonment.
- Maxwell was moved from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas in 2025.
- The judge described Maxwell’s claims as based on speculation and falsehoods.
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