Ghislaine Maxwell denied bid to
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Ghislaine Maxwell denied bid to overturn sex-trafficking conviction

Ghislaine Maxwell, accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will not have her sex-trafficking conviction overturned.

Maxwell has claimed that the verdict against her in 2021 was “a total miscarriage of justice” and has requested that it be overturned, citing new evidence among other things.

But a federal judge in New York has responded to Maxwell's claims by saying they are "based on speculation, distortions and/or outright fabrications."

Last year, the US Supreme Court rejected Maxwell's request for a stay of execution, and the current request is, according to the AP, a last-ditch attempt to overturn the 20-year prison sentence after all appeals have been rejected.

Now 64, Maxwell, according to prosecutors in the trial against her, played a crucial role in helping Epstein find, befriend and prepare the victims for his abuse.

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