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Every significant legal event from the first police investigation in 2005 through the ongoing document releases in 2026 — court records and verified journalism only.

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2022
June 28, 2022   Conviction
Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
Judge Alison Nathan sentenced Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years in federal prison following her December 2021 conviction. Maxwell gave a brief statement expressing sympathy for victims. Her lawyers argued she had been made a scapegoat for Epstein.