TheBadPlaceyahoo news | Epstein's accountant and lawyer reveal DOJ never questioned them about disgraced financier's crimes
Epstein’s former accountant, Richard Kahn, and his former lawyer, Darren Indyke, told the House Oversight Committee that the Department of Justice never interviewed them about Jeffrey Epstein’s illegal activities. Both men said they had never been questioned by any government authority regarding Epstein’s crimes, despite receiving grand‑jury subpoenas from the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands asking for the financier’s estate documents, wills and trust papers. Their testimony emphasized that any inquiries they received were limited to routine financial records rather than the broader scope of Epstein’s alleged sex‑trafficking conduct.
The statements were made as the DOJ continued to release thousands of pages from the “Epstein Files,” a trove of documents disclosed after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. Kahn and Indyke’s appearances in those files do not, on their own, imply wrongdoing, and both insisted they were unaware of the specifics of Epstein’s criminal behavior. Kahn recalled that Epstein had told him his 2006 arrest was a mistake and that he did not know a minor was involved, while Indyke said he believed Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in Florida, which acknowledged solicitation of a minor for prostitution, was based on misinformation.
Their testimonies joined a larger series of interviews with public figures connected to Epstein—including former presidents, secretaries of state and business leaders—conducted by the Oversight Committee. So far, none of the individuals who have testified have faced criminal charges for their proximity to Epstein, apart from Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2022. The committee’s investigation continues to seek accountability and clarity about the extent of Epstein’s network, but Kahn and Indyke maintain they were merely transactional professionals who lacked knowledge of the financier’s illicit activities.
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