US investigates actions of Epstein estate co-executors — CNBC
Federal prosecutors in New York, United States, have launched an investigation into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, co-executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CNBC reported this, citing The Wall Street Journal. No charges have been brought against Indyke or Kahn so far, and both deny any wrongdoing.
Requests to potential witnesses
According to the WSJ, in recent months prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York have scheduled interviews with potential witnesses and requested documents regarding their relationships with Indyke and Kahn.
The publication also referred to its report from last year, which alleged that the men were officials of Epstein’s entities who concealed transactions, arranged cash for him, made payments to women, and facilitated his immigration schemes. Indyke was Epstein’s longtime lawyer, while Kahn was his accountant.
According to the WSJ, citing documents, Indyke could receive $50 million and Kahn $25 million from Epstein’s estate. They are beneficiaries of a trust to which the remaining assets are to be transferred after claims are settled.
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Lawsuits and payments to victims
In February, Epstein’s estate agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The plaintiffs accused Indyke and Kahn of aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of young women and underage girls. The proposed settlement does not include an admission of wrongdoing by either man.
Previously, the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program paid $121 million to more than 130 women. Nearly 60 more women have already been paid, or are set to receive, $48 million from the estate under separate arrangements.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, whose office is also conducting its own investigation into Epstein, said the information reinforces the need for transparency and cooperation among institutions. Epstein had a residence in New Mexico. In August 2019, he died by suicide in a federal prison in Manhattan, several weeks after his arrest on federal charges of child sex trafficking.
