Latest / The Epstein Chronicles / Federal Prosecutors Investigate Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn Over Epstein Ties (9/24/26)
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- 0:00Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
- 0:03Speaker 1: Epstein Chronicles. Over the past 24 hours, we've had a
- 0:08Speaker 1: pretty significant development in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and
- 0:12Speaker 1: his organization. And that's because according to the Wall Street Journal,
- 0:17Speaker 1: Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke are under investigation. And anybody
- 0:23Speaker 1: who knows anything about Jeffrey Epstein understands that what he
- 0:26Speaker 1: was up to was something that he could not accomplish...
- 0:29Speaker 1: without people like Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn being directly
- 0:33Speaker 1: in the middle of it. Now, I'm not going to
- 0:35Speaker 1: sit here and tell you that Kahn or Indyke were
- 0:37Speaker 1: taking part in the abuse, but they most certainly, in
- 0:41Speaker 1: my opinion, and according to the documentation, were right in
- 0:45Speaker 1: the middle of making sure that abuse didn't become public,
- 0:48Speaker 1: and making sure that everything ran smoothly. And when we're
- 0:53Speaker 1: talking about Darren Indyke especially, I think he's going to
- 0:56Speaker 1: have some serious problems. We already know that he was structuring.
- 1:00Speaker 1: We know about the financial issues. And we also know
- 1:04Speaker 1: that he was in the middle of those sham marriages.
- 1:07Speaker 1: So if there's a real investigation underway, and according to
- 1:12Speaker 1: the Wall Street Journal there is, then I would think
- 1:15Speaker 1: that the jeopardy and the exposure for both of these
- 1:18Speaker 1: dudes is immense. Now, the only caveat to all of
- 1:21Speaker 1: that is the fact that this Justice Department hasn't really
- 1:25Speaker 1: shown that it has any interest in really pursuing Jeffrey
- 1:28Speaker 1: Epstein's people. So hopefully that's going to change now. And
- 1:33Speaker 1: maybe they're seeing the writing on the wall when it
- 1:35Speaker 1: comes to the midterms. And they're saying to themselves, we
- 1:38Speaker 1: better get out ahead of this. And at this point,
- 1:40Speaker 1: I think that most people understand that this isn't going away.
- 1:45Speaker 1: Until there's some sort of resolution here, one way or
- 1:47Speaker 1: the other, people aren't just going to give up on
- 1:50Speaker 1: this topic and move on. And the days of the
- 1:53Speaker 1: story being contained just on the internet Those days are
- 1:55Speaker 1: over too. So from the perspective of the SDNY, I
- 2:01Speaker 1: think that it makes a lot of sense to act
- 2:02Speaker 1: like you're doing something and to initiate this investigation if
- 2:07Speaker 1: that's what they did. Now, of course, this is just
- 2:10Speaker 1: going on what we've heard from the Wall Street Journal.
- 2:13Speaker 1: And the Wall Street Journal has been pretty solid when
- 2:16Speaker 1: it comes to their Epstein reporting. And I can also
- 2:19Speaker 1: add to that that the sources that I have say
- 2:23Speaker 1: that there is a legitimate investigation underway. But besides that,
- 2:27Speaker 1: we really don't have much more information on where the
- 2:30Speaker 1: investigation's at, or just how serious it even is. So today,
- 2:35Speaker 1: we have an article from the Wall Street Journal, and
- 2:38Speaker 1: this is the article that broke the news. So let's
- 2:41Speaker 1: dive in, and let's see what the Wall Street Journal
- 2:43Speaker 1: has to say. Headline, Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey
- 2:48Speaker 1: Epstein's Executors Prosecutors have questioned potential witnesses about his longtime
- 2:54Speaker 1: accountant and lawyer. Both men have denied wrongdoing. This article
- 2:58Speaker 1: was authored by Khadija Safdar and Joe Palazzolo. Federal authorities
- 3:04Speaker 1: have opened a probe into Darren Indyk and Richard Kahn,
- 3:06Speaker 1: Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer and accountant, who are now as
- 3:10Speaker 1: estate executors, according to people familiar with the matter. And look,
- 3:14Speaker 1: it was only a matter of time, right? There's so
- 3:18Speaker 1: much evidence here that it's not even funny And when
- 3:21Speaker 1: we're talking about Con and Indyke, we're not talking about
- 3:24Speaker 1: the abuse. Just to, you know, keep that clear, I
- 3:26Speaker 1: want to make sure that we're pointing that out. Because
- 3:29Speaker 1: it's important. Everybody had a role to play. And not
- 3:32Speaker 1: everybody was engaged in the abuse. And when it comes
- 3:35Speaker 1: to Con and Indyke, it's my opinion, based on the
- 3:39Speaker 1: evidence and what we've heard, that they enabled that abuse.
- 3:43Speaker 1: And while that's not exactly as bad as being the
- 3:45Speaker 1: man in the room, it's pretty close. And if he
- 3:49Speaker 1: was to be convicted of that, And if I was
- 3:51Speaker 1: in charge, there'd be a helicopter trip in his future.
- 3:54Speaker 1: But since he didn't participate in the abuse, he'd get
- 3:58Speaker 1: to watch everybody else get tossed out first into the volcano,
- 4:01Speaker 1: and he'd go last, you know, because he only watched.
- 4:05Speaker 1: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan in recent months have been scheduling
- 4:09Speaker 1: interviews with potential witnesses and have requested documents about their
- 4:12Speaker 1: dealings with Indyke, Epstein's lawyer, and Kahn, his accountant, the
- 4:16Speaker 1: people said. The documents include e-mails... and financial records. Well,
- 4:21Speaker 1: what do you know? Follow the money. And listen, folks,
- 4:25Speaker 1: this investigation would not be happening if it wasn't for you.
- 4:29Speaker 1: So give yourselves a pat on the back. Those of
- 4:31Speaker 1: you that show up every day, continue to have the
- 4:34Speaker 1: flags of discontent waving, even if that means going against
- 4:37Speaker 1: your quote-unquote political team. That shit takes courage. So a
- 4:42Speaker 1: shout out to everybody who's willing to get into those
- 4:44Speaker 1: trenches to fight in this great war of accountability. The
- 4:50Speaker 1: two men had previously said that they didn't know Epstein
- 4:52Speaker 1: was engaged in sex trafficking and denied being complicit in
- 4:56Speaker 1: or knowingly facilitating any crimes. They said none of the
- 4:59Speaker 1: women ever reported to them that they were being sexually abused.
- 5:03Speaker 1: A lawyer for Kahn referred to the prior statement. Well,
- 5:07Speaker 1: I mean, the guy was already convicted, okay? These guys
- 5:10Speaker 1: kept working for him. There was no change of heart,
- 5:13Speaker 1: no come-to-Jesus moment. It was all about let's keep going,
- 5:18Speaker 1: let's keep making money, And nobody's ever going to be
- 5:21Speaker 1: the wiser. And I have a hard time believing that
- 5:24Speaker 1: especially Darren Indyke had no idea what was going on.
- 5:27Speaker 1: I just have a very hard time believing it. And
- 5:29Speaker 1: that doesn't come from feelings or dreams. It comes from
- 5:33Speaker 1: speaking to people that were involved. It comes from reading
- 5:35Speaker 1: all of the evidence. It comes from listening to what
- 5:39Speaker 1: people say about these two dudes. And then when you
- 5:42Speaker 1: put that up against their story, it doesn't match. So somewhere,
- 5:48Speaker 1: something was lost in translation. And then once we had
- 5:50Speaker 1: them get up and give their testimony in front of Congress,
- 5:54Speaker 1: I think that's when the cards started to fall. And
- 5:57Speaker 1: it's no different than Glenn Maxwell. Remember, the whole reason
- 6:00Speaker 1: that Glenn Maxwell ended up on the radar was the
- 6:03Speaker 1: lawsuit with Virginia. And if it wasn't for that lawsuit,
- 6:07Speaker 1: Glenn Maxwell probably would never be in prison. But once
- 6:10Speaker 1: you open the door, usually the feds are going to
- 6:13Speaker 1: walk through it. We don't comment on the existence or
- 6:17Speaker 1: lack thereof of investigations, a Justice Department spokeswoman said. We
- 6:22Speaker 1: have always said with regard to Epstein that if the
- 6:25Speaker 1: evidence presents itself, we'll investigate. Daniel Weiner, an attorney for Indyke,
- 6:30Speaker 1: said in a statement that Kahn and Indyke have not
- 6:32Speaker 1: been told that they're the subject or target of an investigation. Well,
- 6:37Speaker 1: a lot of times, they won't let you know that.
- 6:39Speaker 1: Not until they're ready to make a move. Once they
- 6:43Speaker 1: have all their witnesses lined up, they have their evidence
- 6:45Speaker 1: lined up, Then they might contact your lawyer and say, hey,
- 6:49Speaker 1: can we get Mr. Indyke in for a conversation? Or
- 6:52Speaker 1: they might just show up because they love to do
- 6:54Speaker 1: that too. With normal people, they'll show up at your job. Hey,
- 7:00Speaker 1: is Mr. So-and-so here? We'd like to have a chat
- 7:02Speaker 1: with him. Then all of a sudden you get back
- 7:04Speaker 1: to work and your boss is looking at you sideways
- 7:07Speaker 1: thinking you're some kind of criminal. They love to do
- 7:10Speaker 1: that shit. They're aware that the U.S. Attorney's Office for
- 7:14Speaker 1: the Southern District of New York recently asked to speak
- 7:17Speaker 1: with at least one individual who provided services to Jeffrey Epstein.
- 7:21Speaker 1: But the focus and the scope of the investigation are
- 7:24Speaker 1: not known to them, according to Wiener's statement. So my
- 7:28Speaker 1: guess is, right now, they're just at the very preliminary stages.
- 7:32Speaker 1: But once they start looking at the financials, it becomes
- 7:35Speaker 1: a colonoscopy, right? And I think that's what's in store
- 7:38Speaker 1: for Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke. and that's what should
- 7:42Speaker 1: be in store for them. Both of them have earned that.
- 7:47Speaker 1: The Justice Department released millions of Epstein case files earlier
- 7:51Speaker 1: this year, revealing the sex offender's private correspondence with business leaders, politicians, academics,
- 7:58Speaker 1: and many of his victims. The disclosure prompted the arrest
- 8:01Speaker 1: of some officials in Europe, corporate resignations, and congressional hearings.
- 8:06Speaker 1: Justice Department officials have previously said they didn't find any
- 8:09Speaker 1: evidence to charge anyone, beyond Ghislaine Maxwell in connection with
- 8:13Speaker 1: Epstein's activities. In a congressional hearing after the FBI files release,
- 8:18Speaker 1: then Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the Federal Bureau
- 8:21Speaker 1: of Investigation was waiting to hear from victims or anyone
- 8:25Speaker 1: with relevant information. I mean, come on. They've had all
- 8:28Speaker 1: this information for all these years and they've sat on it.
- 8:31Speaker 1: Now all of a sudden they want people to come forward?
- 8:35Speaker 1: Talk about a cop-out. Here's an idea. Use the information
- 8:38Speaker 1: that you have in your hands. and they want to
- 8:41Speaker 1: act like the financials are some kind of mystery. They
- 8:43Speaker 1: are not. Everybody knew about the financials when it comes
- 8:46Speaker 1: to Kahn and Indyk. The problem is, nobody ever acted.
- 8:50Speaker 1: So let's hope that this is the turning of the tide,
- 8:52Speaker 1: and we're going to see more investigations like this pop up.
- 8:58Speaker 1: The Wall Street Journal couldn't determine what charges are being explored.
- 9:02Speaker 1: People interviewed by prosecutors described Kahn and Indyk's roles in
- 9:06Speaker 1: legal entities that allegedly helped conceal Epstein's activities and the
- 9:11Speaker 1: two men's handling of financial and legal matters involving young women,
- 9:15Speaker 1: according to people familiar with the interviews. So, RICO, okay?
- 9:19Speaker 1: And I'd still love for somebody to explain to me
- 9:21Speaker 1: how this wasn't a RICO case from the very beginning.
- 9:24Speaker 1: Because that's what these dudes should be hit with. Indyk
- 9:27Speaker 1: and Khan both engaged in RICO activities. They were both
- 9:30Speaker 1: right in the middle of Jeffrey Epstein's organization. And let
- 9:34Speaker 1: me ask you something else. Say a mafia boss gets clipped.
- 9:38Speaker 1: Does that mean that everybody that was working for him
- 9:41Speaker 1: is now off the hook? That nobody should be investigated?
- 9:44Speaker 1: That nobody should be brought to justice? Well, if that's
- 9:50Speaker 1: not the case for the mafia, why is that the
- 9:51Speaker 1: case for Jeffrey Epstein? Neither man was questioned about their
- 9:56Speaker 1: work for Epstein in 2019 and 2020 when federal prosecution...
- 10:00Speaker 1: in Manhattan were investigating Epstein and Maxwell on sex trafficking charges,
- 10:04Speaker 1: the Journal reported, more evidence of them trying to control
- 10:08Speaker 1: the blast radius. And that's been their goal from the jump,
- 10:11Speaker 1: as I've told you time and time again. If this
- 10:13Speaker 1: was a serious investigation at any point, Indycan Khan would
- 10:17Speaker 1: have been brought in, But of course that never happened.
- 10:22Speaker 1: Both men were hired before Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida
- 10:25Speaker 1: and stayed on with them until the very end. After
- 10:28Speaker 1: Epstein's death in 2019, Indykin Khan were left to manage
- 10:33Speaker 1: his estate and settle lawsuits brought by Epstein's victims. The
- 10:37Speaker 1: estate set up a compensation fund that's paid more than
- 10:41Speaker 1: $ 120 million to dozens of eligible victims and has resolved
- 10:44Speaker 1: other claims outside of the program. And they've gotten off
- 10:48Speaker 1: the hook. They should have paid out a lot more
- 10:51Speaker 1: money than they ended up paying out. But here we are.
- 10:55Speaker 1: The men are among the top beneficiaries of a trust
- 10:57Speaker 1: that was to collect Epstein's remaining assets after all claims
- 11:01Speaker 1: against the estate are resolved. Indite could receive $ 50 million
- 11:04Speaker 1: and Kahn could get $ 25 million from the Epstein estate.
- 11:08Speaker 1: How is that even possible? Like, come on. These two
- 11:12Speaker 1: dudes benefit on the back end of this? What the
- 11:16Speaker 1: fuck are we even doing here? Earlier this year, the
- 11:20Speaker 1: House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to request both men
- 11:23Speaker 1: answer questions under oath. The committee has been investigating the
- 11:27Speaker 1: government's handling of the Epstein case and has questioned some
- 11:30Speaker 1: of Epstein's powerful associates, including former President Bill Clinton, Microsoft
- 11:35Speaker 1: co-founder Bill Gates, and billionaire Leon Black. They have all
- 11:39Speaker 1: said that they're unaware of Epstein's criminal activities. Yeah, the
- 11:43Speaker 1: smartest men in the room never knew anything. We all
- 11:46Speaker 1: believe that. The House recently voted to hold black in
- 11:50Speaker 1: contempt of Congress. The former Apollo Global management leader has
- 11:54Speaker 1: sued the committee, saying it overstepped its authority in seeking
- 11:57Speaker 1: certain non-disclosure agreements. Yeah, because that's exactly what happened, huh?
- 12:02Speaker 1: Or maybe, just maybe, you have something to hide. And
- 12:05Speaker 1: considering what we know about Indyke and Kahn, their closet
- 12:08Speaker 1: is certainly full of Epstein skeletons. So it's going to
- 12:12Speaker 1: be interesting to see where this investigation goes and if
- 12:15Speaker 1: we get an indictment when all is said and done.
- 12:18Speaker 1: And like usual, we'll be here every step of the
- 12:20Speaker 1: way as it all continues to unfold. All the information
- 12:24Speaker 1: that goes with this episode can be found in the
- 12:27Speaker 1: description box.