Supreme Court, Ghislaine Maxwell
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Convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is being denied her lawyers’ demand for immunity in return for her scheduled testimony before a congressional committee’s investigators next month.
Former prosecutors and lawyers for victims question what occurred and who was present during two days of interviews with the Jeffrey Epstein accomplice and convicted sex trafficker.
British socialite and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell filed an appeal with the Supreme Court Monday, seeking to overturn her 2021 federal conviction for sex trafficking. Maxwell's lawyers argue that she is covered by the 2007 plea deal Epstein made with South Florida prosecutors, which included a provision not to charge his associates.
Ghislaine Maxwell was offered limited immunity by the Department of Justice for information on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if she is granted immunity from future prosecution for her testimony, her lawyers said Tuesday.
Ghislaine Maxwell returned to prison carrying a mysterious box following her interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, leading to more questions about the convicted sex trafficker and the Trump administration.
Maxwell, 63, was found by the courts to have enabled the campaign of sexual abuse that her late friend and lover, Jeffrey Epstein, waged against young girls.
David Oscar Markus told reporters that his client, currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in December 2021, was “asked about