Maxwell Family Condemns Judge’s Rejection of Post-Conviction Claims (8/30/26)

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s family says she intends to continue fighting her conviction even after U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected her latest effort to overturn it. In a statement released after the ruling, her relatives called the decision “disappointing and shocking” and accused the judge of using a tone they believed showed sarcasm and disdain toward Maxwell’s arguments. Engelmayer rejected all 10 of the principal claims Maxwell raised in her pro se petition, describing them as frivolous