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Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate: WSJ

Prosecutors are reviewing emails, financial records and witness interviews as they examine whether the executors helped conceal Epstein’s conduct, the Journal reported.

  • Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened an investigation into Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer, and Richard Kahn, his accountant, both of whom serve as executors of Epstein's estate. Investigators are scheduling witness interviews and requesting documents regarding their management of his affairs.
  • Investigators are examining the roles Indyke and Kahn played in legal entities allegedly used to "conceal Epstein's conduct." Sources describe their oversight of financial and legal matters involving young women, though specific charges remain unclear.
  • In March, Indyke and Kahn testified to Congress that federal investigators had not interviewed them, despite previous denials of wrongdoing. In February, they settled a class-action lawsuit from survivors who accused them of facilitating Epstein's illegal conduct.
  • Lauren Hersh, CEO of World Without Exploitation, welcomed the investigation, stating that prosecutors are asking questions that "should have been asked years ago." Hersh noted survivors have long understood Epstein's abuse was enabled by a network of institutions.
  • The probe occurs as Congress intensifies scrutiny of Epstein's associates, recently holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt for defying subpoenas. Epstein's estate, valued at $650 million at his death, has paid over $120 million to survivors.
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Federal prosecutors are voting the two men who helped run Jeffrey Epstein's world—and now overseas 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...

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Just the News broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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