Maxwell Family Claims Unfair Trial

Ghislaine Maxwell’s family recently stated that they believe she did not receive a fair trial. This comes after they appealed her 2020 conviction on sex trafficking charges, for which she was sentenced to 20 years at FCI Tallahassee.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the family insisted, “Our sister Ghislaine had not been tried in a fair trial.” They mentioned the possibility of pursuing further legal action to secure her freedom, including a habeas corpus petition in the Southern District of New York to contest the legality of her imprisonment.

According to the family’s statement, there’s a chance they could file a habeas corpus warrant in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This would allow her to challenge her imprisonment based on new evidence, such as potential misconduct by the government that might have influenced the trial’s outcome.

The petition would argue that she was improperly prosecuted according to a prior judicial agreement. The 2007 deal between Epstein and federal prosecutors stated that charges would not be brought against Epstein’s possible co-conspirators.

However, her request would need to reach the U.S. Supreme Court since the lower court declined to address it.

One of her lawyers, David Oscar Marcus, expressed surprise regarding former President Trump’s lawyers urging the Supreme Court to disregard the agreement. “He is the ultimate deal maker, and I’m sure he’ll agree that when the U.S. says that, it should be honored,” Marcus said.

In December 2021, Maxwell was convicted of multiple charges related to her involvement in transporting minors for sexual exploitation and several counts of conspiracy, which led to her 20-year sentence.