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Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror’s abuse history
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Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror’s abuse history
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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 denied when she was convicted for her role in crimes linked to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein .
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Source: The Guardian · Edward Helmore. Published 25 Aug 2026, 03:46 pm.
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