Much remains unknown but The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a Manhattan federal court to release her.
“The letter, submitted by her lawyer, offers no details about what grounds Ms. Maxwell will cite in her filing, known as a habeas petition,” The Times said. “But the letter indicated that she would file the request shortly, and that it would be done without a lawyer representing her.”
Does the fact that she’s representing herself mean that Maxwell’s lawyer thinks the habeas petition is a fool’s errand? Or maybe that he doesn’t want to be involved in something corrupt coming down the pike?
The Times further reported that the letter suggests Maxwell will challenge her December 2021 conviction. That is odd because her appeal of the federal conviction was rejected by the Supreme Court in October.
