Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn are the longtime lawyer–accountant team that managed Jeffrey Epstein's money, companies, and, according to multiple lawsuits, the financial plumbing that kept his operation running.
Indyke has handled Epstein's legal and tax affairs since the mid-1990s, while Kahn took charge of the books in 2005; both now control the estate and the 1953 Trust — earning $250k a year as co-executors.
A federal judge has cleared the way for victims to sue them for aiding and abetting sex-trafficking, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) still pursues civil racketeering claims. Neither man faces criminal charges, but the litigation keeps their professional conduct under intense scrutiny.
Snapshot
Professional Background
Indyke is a Long Island-born trusts lawyer educated at Columbia Law (J.D. '89) and admitted in New York and Florida. He served as Epstein's "general counsel," signed corporate filings, and was secretary/treasurer of Southern Trust Company, the data-mining firm that secured $73 m in USVI tax breaks.
Kahn trained as a CPA, once partnered in a New York accounting firm, and later surfaced as managing director of Argent Wealth Management. Public filings list him as treasurer of several Epstein charities and as an officer of shell companies owning aircraft and island real estate.
Roles Inside the Epstein Network
Court records say the pair "held and managed at least 140 different bank accounts" that funneled money between personal, charitable, and shell entities; they also approved multi-million-dollar payments to victims and recruiters, according to the USVI attorney general. A 2021 amended USVI complaint accuses them of arranging three forced marriages to keep foreign victims in the United States, labeling them the "indispensable captains" of the enterprise.
Active Litigation
- USVI civil racketeering case – Indyke and Kahn are individual defendants; discovery focuses on forced marriages, tax fraud, and post-mortem asset transfers.
- Victim class actions – In August 2024 Judge Arun Subramanian held that survivors may sue them for aiding and abetting trafficking, overruling their bid for blanket immunity.
- Estate oversight – A $112 m federal tax refund in 2025 pushed estate assets back above $140 m, prompting objections to potential payouts to the executors themselves.
Current Status
Both men continue to administer the estate and 1953 Trust under court supervision while contesting all accusations. They have not been charged criminally, but the civil cases—especially in USVI—could expose them to personal liability and claw-backs for any fees or distributions they expect to receive.