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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are reportedly investigating late financier and sex offenderJeffrey Epstein’slongtime lawyer and accountant — the two men who took control of his estate after his death and could collect tens of millions of dollars from a trust holding his remaining assets.
Lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn faced years of scrutiny over theirroles in Epstein’s legal and financial affairsbefore they became co-executors of his estate in 2019.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesdaythat Manhattan federal prosecutors have recently sought emails and financial records involving the pair and have been contacting potential witnesses as part of the inquiry.
The probe comes after congressional investigators focused on Indyke and Kahn’s authority over Epstein-linked bank accounts and transactions.
“Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn have not been subpoenaed or asked to speak with federal prosecutors, nor have they been told that they are the subject or target of any investigation,” an attorney for the two men told The Post in an emailed statement.
“They are aware that the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently asked to speak with at least one individual who provided services to Jeffrey Epstein, but the focus and the scope of the investigation are not known to them.”
The attorney, Daniel H. Weiner, told The Post: “As demonstrated in the documents released pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the US Attorney’s Office did not consider Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn to be among Epstein’s potential co-conspirators during its previous investigation in 2018 and 2019.”
“Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn testified at length before the House Oversight Committee earlier this year, and they have given multiple depositions in civil lawsuits,” Weiner said.
“Not a single individual has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of sexual abuse or trafficking, and they reject any suggestion that they were complicit in or in any way knowingly facilitated Mr. Epstein’s sexual abuse or trafficking – conduct that by all accounts occurred behind closed doors, in secluded locations, and at times when neither Mr. Indyke nor Mr. Kahn was present.”
“Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn are confident that any investigation will reveal that they were not involved in any of Epstein’s crimes, just as the previous investigation found.”
Senate Finance Committee investigators said in August that both men acted as financial intermediaries for Epstein and held signatory authority or powers of attorney over accounts at JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank.
Indyke and Kahn have denied knowing that Epstein wasengaged in sex trafficking or knowingly helping him commit crimes.
Prosecutors have asked witnesses about the men’s involvement with Epstein-related entities and their handling of financial and legal matters involving young women, according to the Journal.
The paper previously reported that Indyke and Kahn were officers of Epstein-linked entities that obscured transactions, arranged cash for Epstein and made payments to women, allegations the two men have denied amounted to wrongdoing.
