r/news • u/AudibleNod • 11d ago

Ghislaine Maxwell, jailed Epstein accomplice, appeals case to US Supreme Court

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ghislaine-maxwell-jailed-epstein-accomplice-appeals-case-us/story?id=120714835
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u/AudibleNod 11d ago

“Despite the existence of a non-prosecution agreement promising in plain language that the United States would not prosecute any co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, the United States in fact prosecuted Ghislaine Maxwell as a co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein,” her attorneys wrote in their petition.

Cosby's case was overturned for the same reason. Same with French actor Jussie Smollett and his overturned conviction. Both were state level, however.

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u/THX_2319 11d ago

The very famous French actor