Ghislaine Maxwell jogs around the track at FCI Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida, Thursday, July 10, 2025. Maxwell is serving a twenty-year sentence for sex trafficking in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
Maxwell was convicted by a jury in New York in 2021 of five counts involving sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
She appealed her conviction, arguing it should be tossed out because a plea deal Epstein reached with the federal government in 2007 immunized her and statutes of limitations for her actions had lapsed.
Maxwell's case has reentered the spotlight in recent weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI revealed that they had reviewed Epstein's case files and found no further information that they could release to the public. The DOJ and FBI also said they uncovered no further evidence that would allow them to bring investigative action against figures who may have been associated with Epstein, a wealthy financier and registered sex offender who died in 2019 while in prison awaiting trial.
DOJ REJECTS GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S APPEAL IN SCOTUS RESPONSE
The U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their official group portrait at the Court on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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The House Oversight Committee has also moved to pull back the curtain on Epstein's case by subpoenaing Maxwell to testify before the panel.
Maxwell's attorney responded by saying she would need full immunity to testify and that she wanted to wait until after the Supreme Court responded to her petition.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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