US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal

The British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex -trafficking charges related to former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.

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The court orders issued Monday declined to hear Maxwell's appeal, which means her 20-year sentence will remain in place barring a presidential pardon.

She recently was interviewed by federal agents in the US about what she knew as part of a probe into the sex-trafficking scheme and whether others may have been involved.

Maxwell was convicted for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein to exploit and have sex with. Epstein died in prison in 2019.

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