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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for prison release

A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell's request to be released from prison. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, argued that new evidence and withheld information constituted a "miscarriage of justice." Judge Paul A. Engelmayer found her claims to be "demonstrably meritless" and frivolous, stating that the evidence presented at trial conclusively established her guilt. AI

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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for prison release

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Judge rejects Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for prison release

    Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and be freed from prison was rejected by a federal judge Tuesday who said the claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and long-time associate that new evidence had emerged were “demonstrably meritless”. Maxw…