Ghislaine Maxwell Claims 25 Unnamed Men Cut Settlements with Victims

Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in court papers that a group of 25 “untouchable” men made secret settlements with victims, potentially implicating them as co-conspirators, Mike Hammer reported for Globe Magazine.

“New evidence reveals that there were 25 men with whom the [accuser’s] lawyers reached secret settlements — that could equally be considered as co-conspirators,” Maxwell wrote. (Photo: Ghislaine Maxwell) 

Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, has deployed what some observers describe as a last-ditch effort to get out of prison by alleging in court papers that a group of 25 “untouchable” men made “secret settlements” with victims — implying they could and should be prosecuted, the New York Post reported.

One expert believes Maxwell’s legal strategy is a message to Epstein’s wealthy and powerful associates that she may start naming names if her 20-year sex-trafficking sentence is not overturned.

“It’s an absolute negotiating chip — she wants a pardon, a reduction in sentence, a commutation,” private investigator Ed Opperman told Globe.

“She’s throwing this out so that the people on that list will use their wealth, power, and influence to get her out of prison to keep her quiet.”

The 64-year-old British socialite filed the writ of habeas corpus in December after exhausting all her appeals to overturn her 2021 conviction.

The habeas petition, however, appears to be the first time she has implicated others, including four of Epstein’s co-conspirators who were involved in recruiting victims.

“New evidence reveals that there were 25 men with whom the [accuser’s] lawyers reached secret settlements — that could equally be considered as co-conspirators,” Maxwell wrote in the petition.

“The government could have indicted the four named co-conspirators, or any of the 25 men who settled secretly with the lawyers for the complainants, but they didn’t.”

Opperman said Epstein’s alleged “untouchable” associates may fear that a federal subpoena could override nondisclosure agreements used to silence victims.