Judge rules Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records can be unsealedMaxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein to exploitMaxwell was convicted in 2021 for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein, her former boyfriend, to exploit. A federal judge in New York has ruled the US Department of Justice can publicly release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking investigation. In a letter to Judge Engelmayer, Maxwell's legal team said she did not take a position on the justice department's motion to release the grand jury material. Florida and New York judges had previously refused to unseal grand jury materials related to Epstein, citing federal rules that require grand jury processes to be kept secret. But after Congress passed the bill to release the Epstein material, the justice department made the same request, arguing the legislation's "clear mandate" should "override" those secrecy rules.