Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing the two men who helped run Jeffrey Epstein's world—and now oversee what's left of it. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reports that Manhattan prosecutors have quietly launched an investigation into Epstein's longtime lawyer, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, both executors of his estate. In recent months, prosecutors have been lining up witness interviews and collecting emails and financial records tied to the pair, according to the Journal's sources.
It's not clear what potential charges are on the table. Witnesses interviewed by prosecutors say questions have focused on legal entities allegedly used to mask Epstein's activities and on how Indyke and Kahn handled money and legal matters involving young women, the Journal reports. Both men have previously denied knowing about or facilitating sex trafficking and say no victims reported abuse to them. They weren't questioned during the original federal sex-trafficking investigation into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The two are major beneficiaries of a trust expected to receive Epstein's remaining assets after claims against the estate are resolved, with Indyke expected to receive $50 million and Kahn expected to receive $25 million, the Journal reports. They were interviewed earlier this year after they were subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the government's handling of the Epstein case and has already questioned high-profile Epstein associates.
- "We welcome the news that federal prosecutors are investigating Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn and asking questions that should have been asked years ago," Lauren Hersh, CEO of an advocacy group for Epstein survivors, said in a statement, per CNBC. "Survivors deserve a full accounting of how Epstein and those in his orbit were able to operate for so long, and accountability for everyone who enabled or participated in their exploitation."
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