A new court filing by Ghislaine Maxwell claims that 25 alleged accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein quietly settled abuse claims with victims while avoiding indictment.
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Ghislaine Maxwell has alleged in a newly filed legal appeal that 25 men connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reached undisclosed settlements with abuse victims and were never charged, according to court documents cited by multiple outlets.
The claim appears in a lengthy habeas corpus petition submitted as part of Maxwell’s effort to overturn her federal sex-trafficking conviction. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas, asserted that the existence of the settlements raises questions about selective prosecution and the scope of the government’s investigation.
According to reporting by the New York Post, Maxwell’s attorney wrote that “new evidence reveals that there were 25 men with which the plaintiff lawyers reached secret settlements — that could equally be considered as co-conspirators.” The filing also states that four Epstein employees were referenced as co-conspirators in prior legal agreements but were not indicted.
The petition further alleges that these four individuals were named in Epstein’s controversial non-prosecution agreement and in the sex-trafficking indictment he faced before his death in federal custody while awaiting trial.
People reported that the habeas corpus petition was filed on Dec. 17, 2025, and obtained in full by Courthouse News. The outlet noted that Maxwell claims “four named co-conspirators” and an additional 25 men who allegedly reached secret settlements were not charged as part of the federal investigation.
The filing does not identify the individuals referenced, and it remains unclear who the 29 people cited in the petition are. Prosecutors have not publicly responded to the specific allegations raised in Maxwell’s appeal.
Epstein, a wealthy financier with ties to prominent political, business and academic figures, died in 2019 while in federal custody. His death, ruled a suicide, occurred before he could stand trial on sex-trafficking charges, leaving many questions about the scope of his network unresolved.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein recruit, groom and traffic underage girls and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her appeal is ongoing.