by Jenna Sundel and Gabe Whisnant at Newsweek
Ghislaine Maxwell has filed a reply with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to grant certiorari to review the scope of Jeffrey Epstein‘s 2007 non-prosecution agreement.
Her petition raises two key questions: Did Epstein’s deal bind federal prosecutors nationwide, and does it shield Maxwell from prosecution?
Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal: What To Know
Maxwell, a close associate of Epstein, the late financier and convicted child sex offender, was convicted of child sex trafficking and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity in 2021. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Maxwell filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court in April and filed a reply in support of the petition on Monday.
David Oscar Markus and Mona Markus, attorneys for Maxwell, said in the filing that Maxwell should not have been prosecuted, even though she is not named in the non-prosecution agreement.
“Whether or not this was wise, it was the deal, and Petitioner is entitled to enforce it,” the attorneys wrote.
Lawyers for the U.S. government said Maxwell was not…
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