His lawyers will argue for half an hour, before three judges of the American Court of Appeals, on Tuesday, March 12.
The objective?
Ask the court to reconsider the sentence of Ghislaine Maxwell, on the grounds that she would not have benefited from a fair trial.
Found guilty of sex trafficking of minors on behalf of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, the heiress was in fact sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022. While waiting for this new hearing, which she will not attend, the daughter of Robert Maxwell is increasing his activities in detention,
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Arthur Aidala, Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer, indicated in the columns of the tabloid that his client looked in “great shape” when he visited her at the Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution, in Florida.
Since her conviction, she has done everything to remain in good mental and physical health.
She was in fact photographed running the prison half-marathon, and would regularly do “yoga and Pilates”, according to Arthur Aidala.
A way to refocus for the upcoming hearing.
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“She is very popular”
In addition to her sports sessions, Ghislaine Maxwell would also offer help to her fellow prisoners.
“She speaks four or five languages,” her lawyer told
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As many of the women in the prison speak Spanish, Ghislaine Maxwell would, according to Arthur Aidala, become their “interpreter”, and would help them “read their court documents”.
“She’s clearly very popular, and a big help,” he added.
She adapted and came to terms with a horrible situation.”
The one who also took pottery, crochet and cross-stitch classes, would have at the same time undertaken to write her memoirs, in order to “clear her name”.
A work on which she would work “obsessively”, according to the
Daily Mail
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Prosecuted for six counts, Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of five of them – including incitement to illegal sexual acts – on December 29, 2021, by Manhattan federal court.