Federal judge declines Maxwell bid to toss conviction

A federal judge on Tuesday declined a petition from Ghislaine Maxwell to set aside her conviction, a long-shot bid that would have allowed for a new trial. Maxwell represented herself in the habeas petition challenging her detention that she filed last December. New York-based U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer noted Maxwell had previously been “represented...

A federal judge on Tuesday declined a petition from Ghislaine Maxwell to set aside her conviction, a long-shot bid that would have allowed for a new trial. Maxwell represented herself in the habeas petition challenging her detention that she filed last December. New York-based U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer noted Maxwell had previously been “represented...