Maxwell Appeals Sex Trafficking Conviction to Supreme Court

Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking minors, arguing that Jeffrey Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida should have shielded her from prosecution. Maxwell's legal team contends the agreement's immunity clause extended to all potential co-conspirators, not just those named, and that her prosecution in New York violated those terms. The Justice Department maintains the agreement was limited to Florida and did not bind other districts, urging the Supreme Court to reject her appeal. Maxwell's lawyers have also appealed directly to former President Trump for a pardon, citing perceived injustice. The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to take up Maxwell's case after its summer recess. The case continues to fuel public scrutiny of the Epstein network and the Justice Department's handling of related prosecutions.