British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction. She claims a non-prosecution agreement with the late Jeffrey Epstein should have shielded her from charges. Epstein faced multiple sex trafficking charges in 2019 but died by suicide the same year. Despite being convicted in December 2021 and having subsequent appeals dismissed, Maxwell disputes the Second Circuit’s interpretation of enforceability. Her petition argues a different regional court would have ruled in her favor, emphasizing a misinterpretation of legal promises made by the U.S.
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