Supreme Court Denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal To Overturn Sex Trafficking Conviction

The Supreme Court declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case to appeal her sex trafficking and abuse of minors convictions Monday.

Maxwell’s defense centered on the 2008 non-prosecution agreement brokered by former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta during his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, which they argued should have shielded her from prosecution.

JUST IN – Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein — NBC pic.twitter.com/aTeQ8cMxNp

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 6, 2025

The court declined to hear Maxwell’s appeal of a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which rejected attorney David Oscar Markus’ argument that, “as the government acknowledges, the starting point in a contract is the text,” and the promise made in Jeffrey Epstein’s agreement was unconditional. (RELATED: Alex Acosta’s Name Is Missing From Epstein Testimony List)

Maxwell’s appeal was fully briefed with the court on July 28, and it was distributed for the Supreme Court’s “long conference” on Sept. 29, where the justices review numerous petitions from the summer recess.

In a letter to the House Oversight Committee on July 29, Oscar Markus outlined several conditions for Maxwell’s congressional testimony, including a demand for immunity, a request for advance access to the committee’s questions for her and her attorneys and a postponement until after the Supreme Court rules on her pending appeals.

In a letter to the House Oversight Committee from July, Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, set forth several conditions for her congressional testimony, including a request for immunity, advance access to the committee’s questions for her and her legal team, and a delay of the testimony until after the Supreme Court issues a decision on her pending appeals. (RELATED: Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyer Issues List Of Demands For Congressional Testimony)

The letter ended with a direct appeal to President Donald Trump, asking him to grant clemency to Maxwell.

Oscar Markus filed a reply brief July 28 asking the Supreme Court to amend the Second Circuit’s ruling, positing whether a promise made by a U.S. attorney on behalf of the United States is legally binding.

Here’s my letter calling for Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before ⁦@GOPoversight⁩ on the truth behind Epstein pic.twitter.com/3RBW86BXdK

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) July 15, 2025

In 2008, the Southern District of Florida struck a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Epstein.

Federal prosecutors allegedly proposed dropping their case if Epstein pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges, compensated the victims, served a 13-month sentence in county jail with work-release privileges and registered as a sex offender. (RELATED: REPORT: New Emails Allegedly Show How Epstein Lured Young Girls)

Acosta consented to withhold the non-prosecution agreement from Epstein’s alleged victims, a decision later ruled illegal in 2017 by a federal judge for violating the Crime Victims’ Rights Act.

The Monday decision by the Supreme Court allowed for Maxwell’s current conviction to stand, ending Maxwell’s final appeal.