Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Request To Overturn Conviction Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Aug 25, 2026, 09:20am EDTAug 25, 2026, 09:23am EDTToplineA federal judge rejected Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to overturn her conviction Tuesday, ruling Maxwell’s petition was “meritless” and the Epstein files she highlighted as evidence in her defense actually only “incriminates her” further.Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on March 15, 2005 in New York City.Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesKey FactsJudge Paul G. Engelmayer rejected Maxwell’s petition asking the court to throw out her conviction and prison sentence, after she was convicted on sex trafficking charges connected to her work with Jeffrey Epstein and sentenced to 20 years in prison.This story is breaking and will be updated.LOADING VIDEO PLAYER...FORBES’ FEATURED VideoExplore Topic
Ghislaine Maxwell Won’t Have Charges Thrown Out, Judge Rules—Evidence Only ‘Incriminates’ Her Further
Maxwell’s petition for a new trial was “meritless” and often “frivolous,” the judge wrote, and the evidence she provided only “incriminates her” further.
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