The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to overturn her 2021 conviction for sex-trafficking.

The British socialite was found guilty of grooming teenage girls who became victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier.

Maxwell, 63, who was once romantically linked with Epstein, is currently serving a 20-year sentence. Her legal team argued that she should be protected from prosecution due to a non-prosecution agreement Epstein brokered in Florida in 2007. However, federal prosecutors in New York brought charges against her in 2020.

"We're deeply disappointed," expressed her attorney, David Oscar Markus, emphasizing their intention to pursue all possible avenues for justice as they believe significant legal and factual questions remain unanswered.

A Supreme Court review would have introduced another layer to an already complex legal saga. The Trump administration faced pressure to disclose documents from the federal probe into Epstein’s activities after his death in a Manhattan jail in 2019 under charges of sex trafficking.

Former President Donald Trump acknowledged knowing Epstein and remarked on his power to potentially pardon Maxwell. In private discussions with Justice Department officials, Maxwell reportedly mentioned never witnessing any inappropriate behavior by Trump.

The controversial non-prosecution agreement allowed Epstein to plead guilty only to state-level charges in Florida back in 2008, resulting in a relatively lenient jail term under then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta's assurances of no further federal prosecution-a deal which Maxwell claims extended protections over her as an uncharged co-conspirator.

Following new charges from Manhattan prosecutors in July 2019, Epstein died by apparent suicide while awaiting trial. Meanwhile, Maxwell faced conviction by a jury that concluded she had actively participated with Epstein in recruiting young girls for sexual abuse-evidence detailed during her trial led to five convictions including conspiracy and transporting minors for illicit purposes.

This summer saw Maxwell engage with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding past interactions involving herself and Epstein within Trump's social circles; transcripts highlight her denying any blackmail or "client list" rumors tied to the late financier's network.