Epstein's Accountant And Lawyer Told House Panel Government Investigators Never Interviewed Them

An accountant and an lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein told nan House Oversight Committee that authorities investigators ne'er interviewed them astir nan precocious activity offender and nan activity they did for him, according to videos of their depositions released Tuesday.

The sheet questioned Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, and Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer, down closed doors this period arsenic portion of its investigation into Epstein. Both maintained they did not witnesser immoderate wrongdoing, and authorities person accused neither of misdeeds.

Kahn’s and Indyke’s grounds that national investigators ne'er interviewed them raises questions astir nan extent of nan Justice Department’s reappraisal of Epstein, which nan Justice Department and nan FBI called “exhaustive” successful an unsigned associated memo successful July announcing that nan government would not disclose further materials connected nan disgraced financier.

The Justice Department did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Tuesday nighttime connected Kahn’s and Indyke’s testimony, nor did it respond to questions astir why national investigators ne'er interviewed 2 group who worked for him for years.

A lawyer for Kahn and Indyke did not instantly supply further accusation astir their testimony.

The Justice Department has released much than 3 cardinal files — astir of which are heavy redacted — while holding almost arsenic galore back, citing unfortunate protection, kid intersexual maltreatment depiction, depiction of violence, duplication, attorney-client privilege and different reasons.

The Justice Department was subsequently compelled to disclose each of its files connected Epstein aft nan bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act passed pursuing blimpish backlash to nan Trump administration’s handling of nan files.

The Justice Department was first progressive pinch investigating Epstein astir 20 years agone earlier national prosecutors oversaw a 2008 nonprosecution woody pinch him. He was arrested successful 2019 connected national activity trafficking charges and died successful his jailhouse compartment arsenic he awaited trial.

Kahn said successful his deposition that he has “never been questioned by immoderate authorities authority” but that he received expansive assemblage lawsuit requests from nan Southern District of New York and nan U.S. Virgin Islands Justice Department asking for Epstein’s will and 1953 trust. He besides said nan property received a lawsuit from nan House Oversight Committee. Indyke added that he gave 2 different depositions earlier this month, successful 2 cases linked to Epstein’s estate.

Asked whether immoderate rule enforcement agency had ever contacted him astir Epstein aliases co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Indyke told nan House panel, “I don’t deliberation I was.”

When he was subsequently asked whether he was amazed that he had not been questioned by rule enforcement, Indyke said no, “given my domiciled successful — successful my domiciled arsenic a transactional lawyer for Mr. Epstein.”

Kahn and Indyke were besides asked whether they considered leaving their employment pinch Epstein aft he pleaded blameworthy successful 2008 to soliciting a minor. Kahn said he did see it, “without a doubt,” but yet decided to enactment because “we were successful nan mediate of a financial crisis, and I had a family to support.”

Kahn said he believed Epstein erstwhile Epstein told him that “this would ne'er hap again.”

Indyke said he did not see quitting his job, adding that he “drank nan Kool-Aid astatine nan time.”