Ghislaine Maxwell claims 29 of Jeffrey Epstein’s friends made ‘secret deals’ in huge twist
The former socialite, 64, made the sensational allegations in December
Almost 30 of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators reached 'secret settlements' to avoid prosecution, Ghislaine Maxwell has sensationally claimed.
The allegations made by the former girlfriend of the disgraced financier, who took his own life in 2019, have been laid bare following the publication of new court documents.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence after being convicted of sex trafficking, but has continued to fight for her freedom.
She has made numerous attempts to secure a retrial in the past couple of years, all of which have been denied by federal courts.
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In December, Maxwell made another bid to have her conviction overturned and she filed an extensive habeas corpus petition explaining why she deserves to be released.
The lengthy document, which was obtained in full by Courthouse News, claims the alleged suppression of evidence and juror misconduct provide grounds to set her free.
But among the slew of claims, the most shocking one is in regards to some of Epstein's supposed accomplices, who Maxwell alleges were able to dodge court cases.
The 64-year-old's petition includes allegations that 25 of these people who were allegedly associated with Epstein made 'secret settlements' via their lawyers to avoid prosecution.
Maxwell did not make any mention of the identities of the people she is referring to. She claims that another four men were also on the radar of investigators, but were never formally charged.
The legal document, which was filed on 17 December 2025, states: "None of the four named co-conspirators or the 25 men with secret settlements were indicted.
"New evidence reveals that there were 25 men with which the plaintiff lawyers reached secret settlements - that could equally be considered as co-conspirators,' the legal document states.
"None of these men have been prosecuted and none has been revealed to Petitioner; she would have called them as witnesses had she known."
Maxwell is currently locked up at a minimum-security prison in Texas named FPC Bryan. She is set to remain behind bars until at least 2037.
The former socialite claims in her petition that the 'constitutional violations' which supposedly took place during her trial amount to a 'complete miscarriage of justice'.
It added: "In the light of the full evidentiary record, no reasonable juror would have convicted her.
"Accordingly, she seeks vacatur of her conviction, an evidentiary hearing, and such other relief as this Court deems appropriate and justice requires."
Maxwell is set to appear virtually before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 9, although her lawyers said she would not testify.
Committee chairman James Comer said her lawyers have indicated that she plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
"I agree we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell," Mr Comer said. “We’ve been trying to get her in for a deposition. Her lawyers have been saying that she’s going to plead the Fifth, but we have nailed down a date, February 9, where Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed by this committee.
"Now, her lawyers have made it clear that she’s going to plead the Fifth. I hope she changes her mind, because I want to hear from her."
Maxwell appealed against her conviction to the US Supreme Court in October, but it declined to hear her case.
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, US News, Crime
Olivia Burke