Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking, says 2007 plea deal negotiated by Epstein should have protected her

Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking, says 2007 plea deal negotiated by Epstein should have protected her

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has requested that the US supreme court overturn her conviction, saying she was unjustly prosecuted.

In 2022, Maxwell was sentenced in Manhattan to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and other related crimes. Her legal team, however, submitted a request to the supreme court on Monday, seeking to overturn the lower court’s decision, arguing that a prior plea deal that Epstein took protected Maxwell from prosecution.

Maxwell’s submission to the supreme court comes days after she met justice department officials, as discussions began to see whether she would turn into a US government cooperator. Observers have suggested Maxwell may be able to expose new information about Epstein’s sex trafficking and the wealthy individuals who may have also been involved. It is not clear if Maxwell will become a US government cooperator and what she may receive in return.

  • Luouth@lemmy.world
    361·
    3 days ago

    So the white box had the script in it for all this? Makes sense now. Evidently, Trump wants to move the limelight over to some of his buddies on the list and has literally given Maxwell a get out of jail free card so as to not to mention his name on that list. And getting the Supreme Court to do the dirty work in a ‘constructive’ (or constructed) way means Trump can distance himself from a Presidential pardon.

    “…Oh, and by the way, Israel, you better let all that aid in to Gaza and stop being so mean”