This could mean she only serves half her 20-year sentence behind bars, it was said.
The disgraced British socialite was sentenced on Tuesday after being convicted of sex trafficking by a court in New York.
Maxwell, 60, is set to appeal the sentence. But, if unsuccessful, plans are already afoot to have an application lodged to serve her time in Britain.
A source told the Daily Express: “Calculations have been carried out as to where Ghislaine would serve the least time behind bars.
Fallen
“She is happy to be freed on licence just to get out of prison and her best option for getting out quicker is back in the UK.”
After she has been imprisoned for three years in the US, she may be entitled to apply to serve the remainder of her sentence in Britain.
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