Ghislaine Maxwell has filed a habeas corpus petition seeking to overturn her 2021 sex‑trafficking conviction, claiming prosecutors concealed “secret settlements” that shielded 29 associates of Jeffrey Epstein from prosecution.

She alleges 25 men reached undisclosed deals while four alleged co‑conspirators were known but never charged, and argues that this concealment violated her constitutional rights and undermined the fairness of her trial.

Maxwell also raises claims of juror misconduct, suppression of evidence, and violations of Epstein’s 2007 non‑prosecution agreement.

She is serving a 20‑year sentence in Texas and has turned to this rare “extraordinary relief” after exhausting standard appeals, the Daily Mail has reported.

The petition contends that new evidence about these undisclosed settlements could have provided witnesses and information critical to her defense.