The Nation's Top Court has declined an appeal by UK socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, maintaining her guilty verdict on charges connected with sex-trafficking by her ex-partner Jeffrey Epstein.
Judicial decisions released on Monday chose not to review Maxwell's case, meaning her two-decade prison term will stay unchanged barring a presidential pardon.
Maxwell has recently spoken by federal agents in the US about her awareness as part of an ongoing probe into the criminal enterprise and whether others may have been involved.
The convicted socialite was found guilty for her role in enticing minors for Epstein to take advantage of and have sex with. Epstein succumbed in custody in 2019.
Legal experts observe that this decision effectively ends Maxwell's appeal possibilities at the federal level.
The high court's ruling constitutes the ultimate phase in Maxwell's national legal challenge, leaving behind only extraordinary measures such as a executive clemency as conceivable solutions for punishment alteration.
Federal investigators continue to investigate the wider circle allegedly complicit in the criminal enterprise, with Maxwell's recent cooperation considered possibly useful for ongoing investigations.
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