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Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to throw out conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein

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Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to throw out conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein

He said most were based on arguments Maxwell previously lost or failed to make in challenging her December 2021 conviction, while much of the ​supposedly "new" evidence disclosed this year through the Epstein Files Transparency Act was irrelevant.

Jurors convicted Maxwell on five charges for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004, in a trial before a different judge.

MAXWELL CALLED VICTIMS' LAWYERS 'DE FACTO PROSECUTORS' In her latest challenge, Maxwell said many documents disclosed this year under the Epstein files law showed ​that lawyers representing Epstein's accusers served ​as "De Facto Prosecutors and agents ⁠of the government.

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