Supreme Court refuses Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, leaving 2021 conviction and 20‑year sentence intact
The Supreme Court declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her 2021 sex‑trafficking conviction, leaving her 20‑year federal sentence intact; Maxwell had argued the 2007 Jeffrey Epstein plea deal and statute‑of‑limitations issues undermined her conviction. Records show she was interviewed in July by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche under limited immunity — during which she denied witnessing sexually inappropriate interactions involving President Trump — and was shortly afterward transferred from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum‑security facility in Bryan, Texas, a move the DOJ said was not preferential.
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📌 Key Facts
- The Supreme Court declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, leaving her 2021 conviction and 20‑year federal sentence intact.
- On appeal Maxwell argued, among other points, that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 plea deal effectively immunized him (and related claims) and raised statute‑of‑limitations arguments.
- Maxwell was transferred from a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to an all‑women minimum‑security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
- The transfer occurred days after a July interview/meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche; the Justice Department denied she received preferential treatment.
- The July interview was conducted under limited immunity, permitting Maxwell to speak freely except for protections against making false statements.
- Records from that interview show Maxwell denied witnessing sexually inappropriate interactions involving former President Donald Trump.
- Reporting noted the Trump administration and the Justice Department faced criticism for refusing to publicly release additional Epstein investigative files and sought to tamp down that criticism.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein
New information:
- Context about the Trump administration and DOJ seeking to tamp down criticism over refusal to publicly release additional Epstein investigative files.
- Report that Maxwell was moved from a low-security federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas after being interviewed in July by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
- Detail that Maxwell was interviewed under limited immunity allowing her to speak freely except for false statements, and that records show she denied witnessing sexually inappropriate interactions involving President Trump.
Supreme Court declines to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking appeal
New information:
- Fox reports Maxwell was transferred from a federal prison in Tallahassee to an all‑women minimum‑security facility in Bryan, Texas.
- Fox reports the transfer occurred days after Maxwell met with DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche; DOJ denied any preferential treatment.
- Article reiterates the grounds Maxwell advanced on appeal (2007 Epstein plea deal immunization claim and statute‑of‑limitations arguments).