在他对众议院监督委员会的开场白中，杰弗里(男子名ˌ等于Geoffrey)爱泼斯坦的资深律师达伦·因迪克声称，他对已故金融家的罪行“一无所知”，并断然否认为妇女的性交易提供便利。
“我离开了试图解释许多认识杰弗里的人爱泼斯坦“我在他死后注意到:他过着两种完全不同的生活，一种是他的职业生活，另一种是私人生活，这种生活给许多人带来了痛苦，”根据美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)获得的他的准备好的讲话，因迪克周四说我不知道是什么我的委托人在私生活中的所作所为可能很难让人相信，但这是真的。"
在随后提起的民事诉讼中，因迪克谈到了对他的一些指控爱泼斯坦的死，包括他提取了几十万现金爱泼斯坦并协调假结婚以将受害者留在美国。
据因迪克称，他从未试图“组织”现金提款，以避免引发财政部的警觉。他似乎承认他确实提取了数千美元爱泼斯坦称，这名性侵犯者需要大量现金，因为他很难从大银行获得信用卡。
“对先生一个人来说爱泼斯坦的财务状况——拥有五栋价值数百万美元的住宅，雇佣了数十名员工，并有大量的旅行行程——并没有让我感到异常。“爱泼斯坦的生意、家庭和个人需要经常需要大量现金，”他说我从来不相信我为Mr。爱泼斯坦他的员工被Mr。爱泼斯坦或他的员工用于任何不正当的目的。"
因迪克还说，他从未“安排、协助或促成任何先生熟人之间的婚姻”爱泼斯坦。多项现已解决的诉讼称，他至少帮助维持了三次婚姻爱泼斯坦在美国的受害者。
“我认为询问任何人结婚决定的原因或他们关系的真实性是不合适的，”因迪克在他的评论中说。
因迪克声称他将不再为爱泼斯坦如果他知道他虐待和贩卖妇女和女孩。据因迪克所说，爱泼斯坦2008年认罪后发誓再也不会犯罪。
2008年，他承认让一名18岁以下的未成年人卖淫。爱泼斯坦在我看来，她受到了打击，并且非常懊悔。他坚持说他不知道有未成年人参与其中，并亲自向我保证他再也不会让自己处于那种境地。我相信了他，并且错误地相信了史密斯先生。爱泼斯坦他不会再犯罪了。我非常后悔这样做。最重要的是，我为那些被Mr。爱泼斯坦被虐待。"
自20世纪90年代中期以来，因迪克一直是爱泼斯坦的律师。
作为爱泼斯坦多年来试图避免审查，而精心策划一个臭名昭著的性贩运行动，因迪克-连同会计师理查德·卡恩-据称帮助他处理法律问题，并成为金融家核心圈子的一员。根据一项诉讼，Indyke据称帮助促成了爱泼斯坦受害者之间的至少三次假婚姻，并为爱泼斯坦提取了数十万美元的现金，并在面临法律审查时证明了爱泼斯坦的人品。
“知道他们可以通过为爱泼斯坦的性虐待和贩卖提供便利来赚取数百万美元，因迪克和卡恩选择了金钱和权力，而不是遵守法律，”因迪克和卡恩的一项诉讼称同意和解不承认有任何不当行为。
两人都没有被指控犯有任何罪行。他们都否认有任何不当行为，并说他们在为爱泼斯坦工作时不知道他的罪行。
周四的证词正值众议院监督委员会试图锁定爱泼斯坦的核心圈子成员，以更好地了解这位名誉扫地的金融家如何能够犯下几十年的罪行而似乎不受惩罚。
在亿万富翁这样的人高调宣誓作证后莱斯利·韦克斯纳也账单和希拉里克林顿，对因迪克和卡恩的询问可以说是给委员会提供了一个最好的机会来了解更多关于爱泼斯坦的生活和罪行。
“直到爱泼斯坦去世后，我才知道爱泼斯坦虐待如此多妇女的性质或程度，”根据他准备的发言稿，卡恩上周告诉立法者。“然而，想到我可能不知不觉地以任何方式帮助了爱泼斯坦，我感到痛苦，我深感遗憾。”
爱泼斯坦信托的执行人
在被发现死于曼哈顿监狱前两天签署的遗嘱中，爱泼斯坦指定卡恩和因迪克为他的遗产的共同执行人分别留给他们2500万美元和5000万美元。爱泼斯坦去世时，他的遗产价值高达6.5亿美元。根据2025年10月的一份法庭文件，在向爱泼斯坦的受害者支付多项和解金后，它的最后价值约为1.27亿美元。
作为爱泼斯坦遗产的共同执行人，因迪克和卡恩最近同意解决一项集体诉讼由爱泼斯坦的受害者提起，指控他们为自己的经济利益“促进、参与和隐瞒爱泼斯坦的非法行为”。
根据诉讼，两人帮助“构建爱泼斯坦的银行账户和现金提款，让爱泼斯坦和他的同伙获得大量现金，以促进性交易。”
“如果没有其他人的合作和支持，爱泼斯坦企业就不会存在这么长时间，也不会有这么大的规模。没有人，也许除了吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔，像这些被告一样对爱泼斯坦的行动至关重要，”诉讼声称。
和解协议不包括承认不当行为，仍需得到法官的批准。尽管诉讼是针对他们个人的，但根据和解条款，2500万至3500万美元的和解金将由爱泼斯坦的遗产支付。
“无论是因迪克还是卡恩，都没有和爱泼斯坦交往过，两人都拒绝接受任何关于他们故意为爱泼斯坦的性虐待或拐卖妇女行为提供便利或帮助，或者他们在向他提供专业服务时知道他的行为的说法，这都是绝对错误的，”两人的一名律师在12月接受美国广播公司新闻采访时表示。
涉嫌包办假婚姻
在美属维尔京群岛政府提起的诉讼中，Indyke和Kahn被指控帮助促成了至少三场假婚姻，以确保Epstein的一些受害者获得移民身份，进一步确保对这些妇女的控制，并确保她们能够留在美国。
“受害者被迫参与这些包办婚姻，并明白如果他们拒绝结婚或试图结束婚姻，将会有后果，包括严重的名誉和身体伤害，”诉状称。
根据一名匿名原告在2019年提起的民事诉讼，一名女子声称，爱泼斯坦的长期律师(在诉讼中没有明确提到因迪克)帮助准备了婚姻的法律文件，甚至安排了照片，“以使婚姻看起来是合法的。”
“当受害者询问离婚时...一份2024年的诉讼称:“因迪克试图说服她离婚，并威胁她将失去爱泼斯坦的保护。
司法部今年早些时候公布的文件似乎提到了一些据称是因迪克和卡恩安排的婚姻。
“早上好杰弗里!我们现在要去领结婚证了，”一位身份不明的人在2013年写道。“她在问是否有可能和你见面?因为她有些疑问。”
提取成千上万的现金
法庭文件以及司法部公布的文件表明，因迪克和卡恩在管理爱普斯坦的财富和监督他的日常开支方面发挥了不可或缺的作用，包括涉嫌向女性支付的款项。
根据维京群岛的诉讼——该诉讼由爱泼斯坦遗产公司解决，没有承认任何不法行为——Indyke和Kahn涉嫌安排从爱泼斯坦的个人、公司和非营利银行账户向受害者付款。该诉讼称，爱泼斯坦与卡恩和因迪克一起管理着140多个不同的银行账户。
根据DOJ公布的文件，因迪克曾是许多控股公司和空壳公司的高管，这些公司与爱泼斯坦的房地产和金融控股。
德意志银行和纽约州金融监管机构之间的2020年和解协议也表明，爱泼斯坦的律师-消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻是Indyke -有条不紊地为爱泼斯坦提现，据说是故意避开审查。
将取款限制在7500美元现金——这是允许的最大金额，低于引发担忧的阈值——据称，Indyke在四年多的时间里为Epstein提取了数十万美元。虽然这些交易低于1万美元的限额，引发了财政部的警报，但纽约州金融服务部有缺点的德意志银行无视爱泼斯坦银行账户的危险信号。
监狱探访和一份品格证明
根据棕榈滩警长保存的访客记录，在佛罗里达州达成认罪协议后，杰弗里·爱泼斯坦经常被因迪克探视。据美国广播公司新闻2021年报道，因迪克还通过担保他的就业，帮助为爱泼斯坦争取了一个宽松的工作释放计划，允许爱泼斯坦每天离开监狱长达16个小时。
在爱泼斯坦达成认罪协议之前，因迪克也证明了爱泼斯坦的人品。根据辩护律师发给佛罗里达州检察官的一封信，因迪克为爱泼斯坦的人品担保，并声称爱泼斯坦为他的家人提供了经济和情感支持。
“尽管杰弗里坚持认为我们不欠他什么，但杰弗里同意做我们孩子的教父，这让我们感到荣幸，”信中引用了因迪克的话。
Epstein's longtime lawyer claims 'no knowledge whatsoever' of sex trafficking in deposition
In his opening statement to the House Oversight Committee,JeffreyEpstein'slongtime attorney Darren Indyke claimed that he had "no knowledge whatsoever" of the late financier's crimes and categorically denied facilitating the sex trafficking of women.
"I'm lefttrying to explain what many people who knew JeffreyEpsteinhave noted after his death: he led two entirely separate lives, his professional one and the other, a private, personal one that caused many others to suffer," Indyke said on Thursday, according to his prepared remarks obtained by ABC News. "That I did not know whatmy client did in his private life may be difficult for some to believe, but it is true."
Indyke addressed some of the allegations levied against him in civil lawsuits filed afterEpstein’s death, including that he withdrew hundreds of thousands in cash forEpsteinand coordinated sham marriages to keep victims in the United States.
According to Indyke, he never tried to "structure" cash withdrawals to avoid triggering an alert to the Treasury Department. He seemingly acknowledged that he did withdraw thousands forEpstein, arguing that the sex offender required large amounts of cash because he had trouble obtaining credit cards from major banks.
"For a person in Mr.Epstein's financial position – with five multimillion-dollar residences staffed by dozens of employees and with an extensive travel itinerary – it did not strike me as unusual that Mr.Epstein's business, household and personal needs required large amounts of cash on a regular basis," he said. "I never believed that cash that I withdrew for Mr.Epsteinand his staff was used by Mr.Epsteinor his staff for any improper purposes."
Indyke also said he never did "arrange, assist or facilitate any marriages between acquaintances of Mr.Epstein." Multiple now-settled lawsuits alleged that he assisted with at least three marriages to keepEpstein's victims in the United States.
"I did not consider it appropriate to interrogate anyone as to the reasons for their decisions to marry or the bona fides of their relationships," Indyke said in his remarks.
Indyke claimed that he would have quit working forEpsteinhad he known about his abuse and trafficking of women and girls. According to Indyke,Epsteinvowed to never commit another crime after his 2008 guilty plea.
"After he pled guilty in 2008 to procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution, Mr.Epsteinappeared to me to be devastated and extremely contrite," Indyke said. "He was adamant that he had no idea anyone involved was underage, and personally assured me he would never again let himself be in that position. I believed him, and I made the mistake of believing Mr.Epsteinthat he would not again commit a crime. I deeply regret doing so. Most importantly, I feel horrible for those women whom Mr.Epsteinabused."
Indyke served as Epstein's longtime attorney since the mid-1990s.
As Epstein for years attempted to avoid scrutiny while orchestrating a notorious sex trafficking operation, Indyke -- together withaccountant Richard Kahn-- allegedly helped him navigate legal issues and formed part of the financier's inner circle. Indyke allegedly helped facilitate at least three sham marriages between Epstein's victims and withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash for Epstein, according to one lawsuit, and attested to Epstein's character when he faced legal scrutiny.
"Knowing that they would earn millions of dollars in exchange for facilitating Epstein's sex abuse and trafficking, Indyke and Kahn chose money and power over following the law," alleged one lawsuit that Indyke and Kahnagreed to settlewith no admission of wrongdoing.
Neither man has been charged with any crimes. They both deny any wrongdoing and say they were unaware of Epstein's crimes while working for him.
The deposition Thursday comes as the House Oversight Committee attempts to zero in on members of Epstein's inner circle to better understand how the disgraced financier was able to commit decades of crime with seeming impunity.
Following higher profile depositions of people like billionaireLeslie Wexneras well asBillandHillaryClinton, the questioning of both Indyke and Kahn arguably presents the committee with their strongest opportunity to learn more about Epstein's life and crimes.
"I was not aware of the nature or extent of Epstein's abuse of so many women until after Epstein's death," Kahn told lawmakers last week, according to his prepared remarks. "However, it pains me to think, and I deeply regret, that I may have unknowingly assisted Epstein in any way."
Executor of Epstein's Trust
In a will signed two days before he was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell, Epstein named Kahn and Indyke as theco-executors of his estateand bequeathed them $25 million and $50 million, respectively. At the time of his death, Epstein's estate was valued as much as $650 million. It was last valued at approximately $127 million, according to an October 2025 court filing, after paying out multiple settlements to Epstein's victims.
As co-executors of Epstein's estate, Indyke and Kahn recentlyagreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuitbrought by Epstein's victims that accused them of "facilitation, participation, and concealment of Epstein's illegal conduct" for their own financial gain.
According to the lawsuit, both men helped "structure Epstein's bank accounts and cash withdrawals to give Epstein and his associates access to large amounts of cash in furtherance of sex trafficking."
"The Epstein Enterprise would not have existed for the duration it did and at its scope and scale, without the collaboration and support of others. No one, except perhaps Ghislaine Maxwell, was as essential and central to Epstein's operation as these Defendants," the lawsuit alleged.
The settlement did not include an admission of wrongdoing and still needs to be approved by a judge.Though the lawsuit was brought against them personally, the $25-35 million settlement would be paid by Epstein's estate, according to the settlement terms.
"Neither Mr. Indyke nor Mr. Kahn socialized with Mr. Epstein, and both men reject as categorically false any suggestion that they knowingly facilitated or assisted Mr. Epstein in his sexual abuse or trafficking of women, or that they were aware of his actions while they provided professional services to him," an attorney for the men told ABC News in December.
Allegedly arranged sham marriages
In a lawsuit filed by government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Indyke and Kahn were alleged to have helped facilitate at least three sham marriages created to secure immigration status for some of Epstein's victims, further securing control of the women and ensuring they could remain in the United States.
"The victims were coerced into participating in these arranged marriages, and understood that there would be consequences, including serious reputational and bodily harm, if they refused to enter a marriage or attempted to end it," the complaint alleged.
According to a civil lawsuit filed in 2019 by an anonymous accuser, one woman alleged that Epstein's longtime attorney -- not explicitly named as Indyke in the lawsuit -- helped prepare the legal paperwork for the marriage, going as far as arranging photographs "to give the appearance that the marriage was legitimate."
"When the victim inquired about getting divorced ... Indyke tried to talk her out of a divorce and threatened that she would lose Epstein's protection," a 2024 lawsuit alleged.
Files released earlier this year by the Department of Justice appeared to reference some of the marriages allegedly arranged by Indyke and Kahn.
"Good morning Jeffrey! We are going now to get marriage license," an unidentified individual wrote Epstein in 2013. "She is asking if it's possible to meet with you? Because she has some questions."
Withdrawing thousands in cash
Court filings as well as documents released by the Department of Justice suggested that both Indyke and Kahn played integral roles in managing Epstein's wealth and overseeing his regular expenses, including alleged payments to women.
According to the Virgin Islands lawsuit -- which was settled by the Epstein estate with no admission of wrongdoing -- Indyke and Kahn allegedly arranged payments from Epstein's personal, corporate and nonprofits bank accounts to victims. That lawsuit alleged that Epstein -- together with Kahn and Indyke -- managed more than 140 different bank accounts.
According to documents released by the DOJ, Indyke served as an officer for many of the holding and shell companies related toEpstein'sreal estate and financial holdings.
A 2020 settlement between Deutsche Bank and the New York state financial regulator also suggested that an attorney for Epstein -- who sources told ABC News is Indyke --methodically withdrew cash for Epstein in a manner they said intentionally avoided scrutiny.
Limiting the withdrawals to $7,500 in cash -- the maximum amount permitted and below the threshold to trigger concerns -- Indyke allegedly withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars for Epstein over four years.While the transactions were below the $10,000 limit to trigger an alert to the Treasury Department, a report byNew York State’s Department of Financial ServicesfaultedDeutsche Bank for ignoring red flags about Epstein’s bank accounts.
Jail visits and a character reference
After securing a plea deal in Florida, Jeffrey Epstein was visited in jail frequently by Indyke, according to visitor logs maintained by the Palm Beach Sheriff. Indyke also helped secure a lenient work-release program for Epstein by vouching for his employment, allowing Epstein to leave the jail for up to 16 hours a day, ABC News reported in 2021.
Prior to Epstein's plea deal, Indyke also attested to Epstein's character. According to a letter sent from defense lawyers to prosecutors in Florida, Indyke vouched for Epstein's character and claimed that Epstein provided financial and emotional support to his family.
"Although Jeffrey was adamant that we owed him nothing, Jeffery honored us by agreeing to be the godfather of our children," the letter quoted Indyke.
