The Department of Justice on Monday urged the Supreme Court to turn away an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with and aiding Epstein in his sexual abuse of underage girls.

The Supreme Court may play a key role in the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein saga, as associate Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed her conviction to the nation's highest court.

The department reached out to the convicted sex offender a week after telling the Supreme Court to reject her appeal.

Ghislaine Maxwell's family asks the Supreme Court to intervene in her case after serving a prison sentence that began in 2021.

The Trump DOJ asked the high court to deny Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghilaine Maxwell’s appeal of her sex-trafficking conviction. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny over the case.

The Justice Department and FBI said it would no longer release Jeffrey Epstein files, reigniting interest in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.

The Department of Justice told the Supreme Court Monday that it should deny hearing convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking girls to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claimed a 2007 non-prosecution agreement in Florida between Epstein and the government covered her as well.

Maxwell submitted a plea to to overturn her conviction, saying she was covered by a non-prosecution deal made between Jeffrey Epstein and the U.S. government.

Maxwell is attempting to be released from prison by arguing Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement shielded her from prosecution

The Supreme Court should reject Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her sex-trafficking conviction, the government urged July 14.