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Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted for her involvement with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has submitted a request to a federal court seeking to have her 20-year sex trafficking sentence either vacated or modified. Maxwell, once known as a British socialite, asserts in a court document filed in New York that significant new evidence has surfaced through civil litigation, investigative reports, and other materials, all of which she claims indicate that her trial was unfair.
This latest appeal marks another effort by Maxwell, whose conviction came in 2021, to reduce the length of her imprisonment after several unsuccessful attempts. The timing of the petition coincides with an impending deadline of December 19 for the Justice Department to disclose documents associated with federal probes into Epstein.
Maxwell, submitting the petition without legal representation, did so in the Southern District of New York, where officials declined to comment on the matter. Her conviction stemmed from her role in recruiting underage girls for Epstein’s abuse. Epstein himself died in prison in 2019. Among the new evidence Maxwell references in her filing is the claim that a juror concealed a history of sexual abuse during jury selection, a fact that she argues might have compromised the impartiality required for a fair trial.
Recently, federal judges in New York and Florida authorized the release of grand jury materials connected to Epstein and Maxwell investigations, enabling the Justice Department to comply with requirements set forth by the Epstein Transparency Act, passed by Congress last month. Additionally, Maxwell was relocated from a prison in Florida to a minimum-security facility in Texas in August following an interview with Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding her connections to Epstein. Despite multiple appeals, Maxwell’s efforts have been rejected, including a decision by the US Supreme Court in October not to hear her case
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