Judge blocks Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn Epstein-related conviction

U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for a writ of habeas corpus that aimed to nullify her December 2021 conviction for assisting Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors. Acting pro se, Maxwell claimed that undisclosed material from the Epstein Files Transparency Act would have cleared her, but the judge found the arguments repetitive, barred by prior appeals, and the cited evidence either irrelevant or even incriminating.

Engelmayer described the claims as frivolous and cautioned that any additional appeals would not be considered in good faith. The decision leaves Maxwell incarcerated, serving the remainder of her 20-year term at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas, a facility that has faced political scrutiny since her transfer from Florida. This ruling adds another defeat to the legal challenges faced by the Epstein co-conspirator.