The US Supreme Court has declined an petition by UK socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, maintaining her guilty verdict on allegations connected with human trafficking by her ex-partner Jeffrey Epstein.
Court orders issued on Monday declined to hear Maxwell's legal challenge, meaning her 20-year sentence will remain in place unless there is a presidential pardon.
Maxwell has recently spoken by federal agents in the US about her understanding as part of an active inquiry into the criminal enterprise and whether additional participants existed.
The found guilty socialite was found guilty for her role in enticing young women for Epstein to exploit and maintain improper relations with. Epstein died in prison in 2019.
Legal experts observe that this ruling effectively ends Maxwell's legal options at the national level.
This judicial determination represents the final phase in Maxwell's highest court petition, resulting in only unusual steps such as a executive clemency as conceivable solutions for punishment alteration.
Law enforcement officials continue to probe the extended group potentially involved in the exploitation scheme, with Maxwell's recent cooperation seen as conceivably important for active inquiries.