In her appeal, Maxwell’s lawyers said prosecutors scapegoated her because Epstein was dead and “public outrage” demanded that prosecutors pin blame somewhere.
The lawyers also said the government waited too long to bring charges, and that Maxwell was immune under a 2007 non-prosecution agreement between Epstein and federal prosecutors in Florida.
In addition, Maxwell’s lawyers said the trial was tainted because one juror failed to disclose he had been sexually abused as a child.
Prosecutors believe the appeal is meritless.
The most interesting part of the Maxwell case to me is her decision to remain in the US for so long. She has British and French citizenship, and France infamously does not extradite their own citizens. I wonder what went on behind the scenes to make her stay, or if she just believed she was untouchable.