Jeffrey Epstein in March 2011 (U.S. Virgin Islands, Department of Justice/Wikimedia Commons)
This Thursday, March 19, Darren Indyke — a former executor for Jeffrey Epstein's estate — will appear before the House Oversight Committee. Indyke's testimony comes only a week after another Epstein executor, Richard Kahn, sat for a deposition with House lawmakers.
In an article published ahead of Indyke's testimony, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin and two MS NOW reporters, Madeleine Bimonte and Sydney Reynolds, emphasize that because "Kahn's testimony last week raised serious questions about who knew what about Epstein's abuse and when," the Oversight Committee's "interview of Darren Indyke could be explosive."
"Kahn worked for Epstein for more than a decade as one of his New York-based accountants before becoming one of two co-executors of his estate upon his 2019 death," they explain. "In his opening statement, Kahn insisted that he never witnessed any sexual abuse or trafficking of women and additionally 'never received a complaint — either by one of Epstein's victims or anyone else — of such abuse or trafficking.' He also said that he never saw any minors in Epstein's presence."
Rubin, Bimonte and Reynolds add, "By the end of the deposition, however, at least some members of the committee, including ranking Democrat Robert Garcia, questioned Kahn's blanket assertion that he never knew about or suspected Epstein of sexual misconduct with girls or women."
They point out that "MS NOW is unaware of any allegations that Kahn or Indyke participated in or witnessed any sexual abuse committed by Epstein" but go on to say that "given the statements provided by certain alleged victims of Epstein and other witnesses to federal law enforcement, Indyke could have an even tougher time convincing Congress that he was ignorant of Epstein's abuse and trafficking of minor girls and women."
Daniel Weiner, an attorney for Epstein's estate, offered a statement on Khan and Indyke.
Weiner told MS NOW, "Both Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn reject as categorically false the suggestion that they knowingly facilitated or assisted Mr. Epstein in his sexual abuse or trafficking of women, or that they were aware of that abuse while they provided professional services for him…. We'll have a statement at the opening of Mr. Indyke's testimony on Thursday."
According to Rubin, Bimonte and Reynolds, "several witnesses told federal investigators" that Indyke "either told them not to talk to law enforcement if questioned about their relationships with Epstein, or was someone Epstein had them directly deal with when it came to personal situations like their schooling or their immigration status."
"In July 2019, just days after Epstein's arrest," they note, "federal law enforcement interviewed a Polish ex-model who worked for Epstein as a traveling assistant between 2005 and 2006. She told the FBI and federal prosecutors that in fall 2005, Epstein shared with her that there was an ongoing investigation, that it had 'something to do with visas' and that investigators were asking about her parents. According to the documents, she added that Indyke then called her into his office and 'told her not to talk to law enforcement.'"
