Federal prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant — the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday, though what exactly investigators are examining remains undisclosed.
Why it matters: Indyke and Kahn have served as executors of Epstein’s estate since his 2019 death and have long faced questions about what they knew about his crimes. A new federal probe raises the possibility that two men who’ve insisted no investigator ever asked them hard questions could finally face some of their own.
Driving the news:
Federal authorities have opened an investigation into Indyke and Kahn, per Washington Examiner, citing a source who declined to specify what’s under examination.
Both men serve as executors of Epstein’s estate and gave closed-door depositions to the House Oversight Committee in March 2026.
In that testimony, both said no government investigator had ever directly questioned them about Epstein’s crimes — Kahn said grand jury subpoenas he received from the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands Justice Department focused only on estate paperwork, Epstein’s will, and a 1953 trust, per Fox News.
Neither man has been charged in connection with Epstein’s crimes.
By the numbers:
March 2026 — when Kahn and Indyke gave their closed-door House Oversight depositions.
2022 — the year Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s closest associate, was convicted on sex-trafficking charges; Indyke and Kahn remain uncharged by comparison.
What they’re saying:
The bottom line: For years, Epstein’s two closest financial gatekeepers have said federal investigators never asked them the hard questions. Now, federal prosecutors appear to be asking them anyway.
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