Ghislaine Maxwell claims over two dozen alleged Epstein accomplices were never prosecuted

Former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell claimed in recent court filings that over two dozen Epstein accomplices were never brought to trial, including 25 men who allegedly made “secret settlements” with accusers.The revelation occurred in a habeas petition last month that asked a federal court to vacate or correct her 20-year sex-trafficking conviction, citing “substantial new evidence,” that surfaced after records from her sex-trafficking trial were released. 
Maxwell did not name the alleged accomplices or co-conspirators but said the other four people were mentioned in a non-prosecution agreement and the sex-trafficking indictment Epstein faced before he died and were never charged. 
“New evidence reveals that there were 25 men with which the plaintiff lawyers reached secret settlements – that could equally be considered as co-conspirators,” Maxwell wrote, according to the New York Post. “If the jury had heard of the new evidence of the collusion between the plaintiff’s lawyers and the government to conceal evidence and the prosecutorial misconduct, they would not have convicted.”
The habeas petition, which Maxwell filed without her attorneys’ consent, comes after she exhausted all direct appeals of her sex-trafficking conviction. If successful, the petition could result in a new trial for Maxwell or a reduction in her sentence. However, she would need to prove that serious constitutional violations occurred during her trial or sentencing.
The revelation also comes as the Justice Department combs through millions of files related to Epstein, which will be released to the public with certain redactions as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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