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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ghislaine Maxwell Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Sex Trafficking Conviction
Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime co-conspirator, is serving a 20-year prison sentenceNEED TO KNOW Ghislaine Maxwell is seeking to have her sex trafficking conviction overturned by the Supreme Court Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence following her 2021 conviction Maxwell is Jeffrey Epstein's longtime co-conspiratorGhislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime co-conspirator, is attempting to have her sex trafficking conviction overturned. Maxwell's attorneys wrote in a Supreme Court petition obtained by PEOPLE that she should have received immunity as part of Epstein's controversial deal with federal prosecutors that they claim shields her from prosecution. Epstein served just over a year in prison after pleading guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges, following an agreement with the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida. As part of the deal, federal prosecutors dropped the charges against Epstein as long as he pleaded guilty to state charges. According to Maxwell's attorneys, the non-prosecution agreement stated that 'the United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein." Maxwell's attorneys contend that Maxwell is covered by that agreement. "...This case is about what the government promised, not what Epstein did," the attorneys wrote. Related: DOJ Official to Meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as Congress Moves to Subpoena Her Amid Epstein Scandal Epstein was indicted in New York in 2019 on sex trafficking charges. He controversially died by suicide while in custody in Manhattan. In 2021, Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking and was later sentenced to 20 years in prison. Maxwell recently met with federal prosecutors following backlash over the Trump administration's handling of files related to the Epstein case. Epstein, the billionaire financier, has been linked to high-profile individuals like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals previously denied Maxwell's petition to have her conviction overturned, leading to her bid for the Supreme Court to intervene. Read the original article on People
Bloomberg
17-07-2025
- Bloomberg
Ex-FBI Chief James Comey's Daughter Ousted as Federal Prosecutor
Former FBI director James Comey's daughter has been ousted from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, according to people familiar with the matter. During her time with the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, Maurene Comey worked on high-profile sex-trafficking cases, including against Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
