Ghislaine Maxwell has filed a new court petition arguing that recently released documents undermine her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
Maxwell, 64, claims her due process rights were violated due to lawyers representing Epstein's accusers acting as 'De Facto Prosecutors and agents of the government.'
Prosecutors, however, have dismissed her claims as baseless or filed too late, stating that Maxwell's conviction and 20-year sentence were fair.
Maxwell is seeking a writ of habeas corpus, declaring her punishment unlawful, and has cited several grounds to overturn her conviction, including gaps in witness testimony and government suppression of evidence.
US Attorney Jay Clayton said Maxwell's petition 'utterly fails to carry her burden to overturn her proper conviction and just sentence.'
