Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI The FBI has arrested British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. She was reportedly arrested in New Hampshire on charges related to Epstein and is due in federal court later. She has denied any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein's alleged sexual misconduct. Epstein died in prison on 10 August as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges.