[V3.0 — NEW SECTION]
[GRADE A1/B — Court records, congressional proceedings, news reporting]
¶ Conviction and Sentencing
Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on July 2, 2020, at her New Hampshire residence. Following trial, she was convicted on December 29, 2021, on five of six counts: conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking conspiracy. She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on June 28, 2022.
- September 17, 2024: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld all five convictions and the sentence. The court rejected arguments that Epstein's 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement bound the Southern District of New York, that the statute of limitations had expired, and that jury impartiality was compromised.
- November 25, 2024: The Second Circuit denied Maxwell's petition for rehearing.
- October 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case.
- December 2025: Maxwell filed a pro se habeas corpus petition claiming "substantial new evidence" had emerged and alleging prosecutorial misconduct.
- July 23, 2025: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell to testify under oath.
- July 25, 2025: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Maxwell; she stated Trump "had not done anything of concern in her presence."
- February 9-10, 2026: Ghislaine Maxwell appeared via video for a closed-door House Oversight Committee deposition. She invoked the Fifth Amendment 13+ times, declining to answer substantive questions. Her attorney, Arthur Aidala (with co-counsel Bobbi Sternheim and Jeffrey Pagliuca), stated: "Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump." The clemency-for-testimony offer was rejected bipartisanly.
- January 2024: Court unsealing of approximately 950 pages naming ~150 associates.
- December 2025: DOJ released 3+ million Epstein-related documents pursuant to the Epstein Transparency Act.
- December 2025: FBI co-conspirator list published: 10 named individuals (Maxwell, Brunel, Wexner, Groff, Kellen, Marcinkova, Ross, Sultan bin Sulayem, plus 2-3 redacted). Only Maxwell prosecuted.
- USVI Settlement: The U.S. Virgin Islands reached a $105 million settlement regarding Epstein's activities on Little St. James and Great St. James islands.
- JPMorgan Settlement: JPMorgan Chase settled for $75 million over its banking relationship with Epstein.
As of February 2026, Ghislaine Maxwell is housed at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, having been transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in August 2025.
- February 18, 2026: Les Wexner scheduled deposition (House Oversight)
- February 26-27, 2026: Bill and Hillary Clinton scheduled deposition (House Oversight)
- "Six redacted men": Rep. Ro Khanna named on the House floor on February 10, 2026
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The legal proceedings establish that Maxwell exhausted all appeals through the Supreme Court level. Her February 2026 congressional testimony — invoking the Fifth Amendment while offering cooperation for clemency — represents the most recent legal development. The FBI co-conspirator list naming 10 individuals with only one prosecution is a documented fact. The upcoming Wexner and Clinton depositions may produce additional documentary evidence. The December 2025 habeas petition claiming "substantial new evidence" warrants monitoring.