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

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution deal with federal prosecutors in Florida should have prevented her prosecution.

Ghislaine Maxwell attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City on June 25, 2013. United Nations Photo/Rick Bajornas via AP

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal appeals court on March 12 to overturn her 20-year prison sentence for aiding disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein in sexually abusing 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.