Supreme Court declines to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking appeal

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The Supreme Court declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal in her sex trafficking case, quashing the last hope the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein had of fighting her 2021 conviction.

The high court revealed in an order list on Monday that it would not hear her case this term, leaving in place a denial by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Maxwell, 63, was convicted by a jury in New York of five counts involving sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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Ghislaine Maxwell, holding an umbrella, goes to and from her prison job, Bryan, Texas, Sept. 20, 2025. (Matthew Symons/Mirrorpix/Mega)

In her appeal, Maxwell argued her conviction should be tossed out for several reasons, including that a plea deal Epstein reached with the federal government in 2007 immunized her and that statutes of limitations had run out.

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Maxwell has been serving out her sentence in a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, but was transferred to an all-women minimum-security facility in Bryan, Texas, days after meeting with DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The DOJ has denied extending Maxwell any preferential treatment.

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Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to [email protected].