Epstein Estate Executors Face U.S. Congressional Scrutiny Over Finances and Records
Washington– Two longtime associates of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, his accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke, are due to testify before a U.S. congressional committee as lawmakers examine their role in managing Epstein’s estate, finances and records following his 2019 arrest and death, according to investigative reporting and congressional disclosures.
The pair were appointed co-executors of Epstein’s estate in August 2019, two days before he died in a New York jail while awaiting trial on federal charges related to sex trafficking of minors. As executors, Kahn and Indyke control the financier’s remaining assets and documents, including records that could shed light on Epstein’s financial network and the operations linked to his alleged abuse.
The U.S. House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed both men as part of its investigation into Epstein’s network and financial dealings. Kahn is scheduled to testify on March 11, while Indyke is expected to appear on March 19.
Lawmakers are seeking information about how Epstein’s financial operations were structured and whether associates involved in managing his affairs had knowledge of or insight into the broader activities linked to his criminal case.
Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the committee, told that the two men could provide key insight into Epstein’s financial structure. Victims, he said, had mentioned them as individuals who might have had awareness of aspects of Epstein’s operations
.Kahn and Indyke oversee the estate that was estimated to be worth about $635 million at the time of Epstein’s death, according to figures cited by the law firm Edwards Henderson, which represents several survivors.
Court filings indicate the two men held signatory authority over many accounts connected to Epstein and were involved in the management of companies associated with his financial activities. Documents from litigation in the U.S. Virgin Islands alleged that some entities were used within a broader network linked to Epstein’s trafficking operation.
In 2022, the estate agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands government by paying more than $105 million and transferring proceeds from the sale of one of Epstein’s private islands, including Little St James.
Court filings cited in investigations have alleged that the two men received fees and loans from Epstein and played roles in managing a complex web of financial entities. Some documents also alleged involvement in financial arrangements connected to victims and recruitment networks.Lawyers for both men deny any wrongdoing.
Daniel Weiner, a lawyer for Indyke, that no court has found either Indyke or Kahn to have committed wrongdoing and that neither man has been accused by victims of sexual abuse or of witnessing abuse.
Kahn’s legal representative said his client had cooperated fully with requests from the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the 2019 investigation.
FBI records cited in reports indicate that during a raid on Epstein’s New York residence in July 2019, agents discovered a safe containing valuables and documents. According to the documents, Kahn instructed staff to remove items from the safe after the initial search warrant was executed, later returning the materials to investigators through legal channels.
As executors, Kahn and Indyke have also supplied the House Oversight Committee with thousands of pages of documents and photographs in response to subpoenas. Their legal teams say certain redactions were made to protect the identities of victims.
