NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 conviction for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. The decision was issued by the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In a lawsuit separate from the federal investigation filed by rapper Lil Rod in February, Khorram, 37, was described as the “Ghislaine Maxwell to Sean Combs’ Jeffrey Epstein” — a reference to the notorious sex offender and his now-imprisoned right-hand woman — and accused of having “ordered sex workers and prostitutes for him.”

Despite offering US$50million in bail and willing to give up his passport, the disgraced hip hop mogul Sean Combs is being held in custody ahead of a trial on a raft of sex trafficking crimes

A U.S. court on Tuesday upheld disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls.

Diddy's chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, has a strong connection to his federal sex trafficking inquiry. She is alleged to have overseen illegal operations and assisted "Freak Offs." Even though she hasn't been charged,

Kristina Khorram, Chief of Staff to Sean “Diddy” Combs, is under intense scrutiny following federal charges against Combs for sex trafficking and racketeering. Although uncharged, Khorram is considered a key figure in the investigation.