Latest Ghislaine Maxwell News

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer tell appeals judges that Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal protects her

Mar. 12, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to toss out her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution deal with a U.S. attorney in Florida should have prevented her...

Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law

Feb. 29, 2024 14:44 PM EST

Grand jury transcripts from a 2006 Florida investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of dozens of underage girls will be released publicly later this year under legislation signed into law Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. A local judge cited the new law in denying release of the records for now. ...

Federal prosecutor in NY issues call for whistleblowers in bid to unearth corruption, other crimes

Jan. 10, 2024 20:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who presides over one of the largest and busiest offices of prosecutors in the nation in Manhattan, issued what amounts to a casting call for whistleblowers Wednesday in a bid to discover non-violent crimes his office doesn't yet know about. ...

Unsealing of documents related to decades of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls concludes

Jan. 09, 2024 20:53 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A final round of legal documents released Tuesday in a court case related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was made up of testimony transcripts that were already largely public and dealt with allegations about misconduct by several rich and influential men...

Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered

Jan. 06, 2024 15:29 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein. Yet even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the...

New round of Epstein documents offer another look into his cesspool of sexual abuse

Jan. 05, 2024 22:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 130 additional court files were unsealed Friday in a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein, providing yet more detail about the late millionaire financier's sexual abuse of underage girls and interactions with celebrities. The latest round of documents...

Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public. Here’s what we know so far

Jan. 05, 2024 21:07 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleuths who anticipated explosive new information. The nearly 200 documents released as of Friday largely mention figures whose names were...

With more records, world sees how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged connections to abuse vulnerable girls

Jan. 05, 2024 13:49 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A new batch of unsealed documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was released Thursday, adding several hundred pages to a trove of information detailing how the financier leveraged connections to the rich, powerful and famous to recruit his victims...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Jan. 05, 2024 11:41 AM EST

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Images made to look like court...

Court records bring new, unwanted attention to rich and famous in Jeffrey Epstein's social circle

Jan. 04, 2024 18:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after he was exposed as a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein loved to mingle with the world's elite. The millionaire invited politicians and academics to his private island and luxury homes. He offered celebrities rides on his private jet. He and his girlfriend,...