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Ghislaine Maxwell’s family, an enduring associate and the sole convicted collaborator of Jeffrey Epstein, claimed she was subjected to an unjust trial this week, shortly after the Justice Department minimized the significance of sealed files linked to the protracted investigation into his activities.
“Our sister Ghislaine did not receive a fair trial,” the Maxwell family said in a statement Tuesday.
Maxwell, 63, is in the process of appealing her 2020 conviction on sex trafficking charges while serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison at FCI Tallahassee — where she maintains her fitness as she contests the case.
The vast majority of those figures were not accused of wrongdoing, and the few who were had already been publicly linked to Epstein before the document dump.
Giuffre, Epstein’s most outspoken accuser, died of suicide earlier this year in Australia.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department and FBI released a joint memo announcing a review of Epstein’s case files had been completed. However, the document revealed barely any new information.
Authorities said that most of the unreleased files pertain to minors or victims who appear to be minors, and that more than 10,000 videos and images included “illegal child sex abuse material and other pornography” that would not be released.
FILE: This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. A fund set up to provide money to victims of financier Epstein has abruptly suspended payouts. The Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program said Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, it has temporarily run out of funds. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
The government published hours of surveillance video that authorities said support the conclusion that Epstein killed himself – but there’s also a missing window due to a flaw in the system, raising new questions.
