Ghislaine Maxwell, the girlfriend and assistant of the late “sex demon” billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, is currently serving her sentence in a federal prison in Florida; Maxwell’s family issued a statement on the 15th saying that Maxwell did not receive a fair trial.
Maxwell, 63, was convicted by a jury of soliciting underage girls for prostitution and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022. She petitioned the Supreme Court in April this year to quash the charges. After Epstein’s death, Maxwell was the only witness who knew the inside story of Epstein’s case.
Maxwell’s parents have nine children, and Maxwell is the youngest. Her brothers and sisters issued a statement on the website on the 15th saying that Maxwell’s legal team will continue to fight to the end in court and will submit a rebuttal to the federal government to the Supreme Court.
Maxwell’s defense attorney David Oscar Markus said that President Trump would be very surprised if he knew that his lawyers were asking the Supreme Court to let the federal government break the agreement.
Maxwell has pleaded innocent to all federal charges. Maxwell’s lawyers said the non-prosecution and plea agreement Epstein reached with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in 2008 also gave Maxwell protection from future prosecution.
The Justice Department said the non-prosecution agreement (NPA) Epstein reached in Florida did not protect Maxwell or other accomplices in other jurisdictions across the country. Maxwell was prosecuted by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney on different charges than Epstein.
Marcus said Trump is the ultimate dealmaker, “I believe he should agree that if the government makes a promise, it should keep its word.” Marcus said: “In the discussion about who is prosecuted and who is not prosecuted, it is particularly unfair that Maxwell is still in prison because the U.S. government made a promise to her and then broke it.”
The family said in a statement that they “deeply agree” with what Marcus said. Family members also said that Maxwell’s legal team may apply for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. If the request is granted, Maxwell can appear before a judge and ask the judge to decide whether his detention so far is legal.
