British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly thinks she will be able to avoid a prison sentence in the wake of the death of her longtime associate, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Ghislaine is so confident that she'll be back that she's still texting friends in different social circles while she's in hiding. She's doesn't think that she did anything wrong," Laura Goldman, a family friend of the Maxwells, told the Sun on Monday. "She obviously has some serious dirt on someone to be so sure of herself in the circumstances."

Goldman said Maxwell was "relieved" after Epstein's death because he would not have an opportunity to dish any dirt on her.

"She was more relieved than anything. It may have placed her more in the spotlight but at least he couldn't turn on her," she said.

Maxwell has kept in hiding since Epstein's arrest in July. Goldman claimed wealthy associates have helped her stay out of the public eye and assisted in paying "some legal fees," allowing her to hide "as long as she wants."

Epstein, 66, was found dead in his prison cell in August from an apparent suicide. He was accused of raping and trafficking dozens of underage girls at the time of his death and was awaiting trial on federal charges.

Maxwell has been accused of helping groom the women that Epstein abused. The FBI is currently investigating her as a potential enabler who "facilitated" his crimes.