# US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to overturn conviction

https://mins.news/en/item/31897

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-25 17:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/us-judge-denies-ghislaine-maxwells-frivolous-bid-to-throw-out-conviction?traffic_source=rss

> A US federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s attempt to overturn five felony convictions, describing her petition as meritless and frivolous. Maxwell argued that newly released Epstein files supported claims of constitutional violations, but Judge Paul Engelmayer said the material instead incriminated her or affirmed the challenged rulings.

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