Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a 2020 news conference in New York. Photo: John Minchillo/AP Maxwell 20-Year Sentence 'No Surprise,' Says NYC Attorney Who Followed Sex Trafficking Case
Prosecutors had requested Maxwell serve 30 years to 55 years in prison, which Manhattan criminal defense Benjamin Brafman called "substantially greater" than what Judge Alison Nathan handed out.
June 28, 2022 at 06:49 PM
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A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, six months after she was convicted of helping longtime confidante and millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls during the 1990s and 2000s.
Alison Nathan testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan sentenced Maxwell, 60, on convictions of sex trafficking of a minor, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and three related counts of conspiracy.
Maxwell and Epstein's victims were groomed or abused at Epstein's residences in New York, Florida, New Mexico, and London, England, prosecutors said.
The judge, who also imposed a $750,000 fine and five years probation upon her release, said a significant sentence was necessary, and that she wanted to send an "unmistakable message" that these kinds of crimes would be punished.
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