Judge Rejects Maxwell's Bid to Overturn Convictions, Says Released Files Backfire

A federal judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell's self-filed request to overturn her five felony convictions on August 25, 2026. Maxwell, serving 20 years for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, had cited records released under transparency legislation. The judge found those files actually reinforced her guilt and called her challenge "meritless" and "frivolous."