British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was on Wednesday convicted of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. She could potentially spend the rest of her life in jail.

The 60-year-old pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to entice a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors and sex trafficking of minors, the last of which carries a statutory maximum of 40 years in prison.” She was acquitted of enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts. 

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s family – 

Ghislaine Maxwell is the daughter of former British lawmaker Robert Maxwell, who died under mysterious circumstances after falling off his yacht near the Canary Islands in 1991. Following his death, it was discovered that he had committed massive pension fraud against his employees. 

She reportedly married Millionaire tech CEO and ex-military officer Scott Borgerson in 2016. Her secret marriage came to light after her arrest in 2020 when court papers indicated that she transferred all her assets to a trust controlled by him. The 60-year-old later told the court that she had attempted to file for divorce before her arrest so that her husband wouldn’t suffer from “being associated with her.” However, no record has been found of their marriage with Borgerson denying that they ever dated, calling her an old friend. The two have no kids. 

Ghislaine Maxwell’s net worth – 

Ghislaine is reportedly worth $20 million. She acquired her wealth from her father.

Investigation revealed that Borgerson had been linked to the $1million New Hampshire mansion where the socialite was caught by the FBI. Prosecutors then accused her of purposely hiding her wealth during her trial. 

“The defendant also makes no mention whatsoever about the financial circumstances or assets of her spouse, whose identity she declined to provide to Pretrial Services,” the prosecutors told the court. 

With inputs from the Associated Press