Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyer Says Epstein’s Plea Deal Protects Her From Prosecution

Published on March 13, 2024

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to overturn her 20-year prison sentence for aiding disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused teenage girls and women. Attorney Diana Fabi Samson argued that Mr. Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida should have prevented the prosecution of the British socialite. “Denying the viability of this agreement strikes a dagger in the heart of the trust between the government and its citizens regarding plea agreements,” Ms. Samson said. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Rohrbach said the agreement—which Ms. Samson said applies to her client—“is a promise by the Southern District of Florida not to prosecute Epstein in that district.”...

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