The estate agreed to cough up as much as $35 million to settle the class-action suit brought by survivors back in February 2024.
The lawsuit, filed by Boies Schiller Flexner in the Southern District of New York, laid out how Indyke and Kahn helped Epstein run his trafficking operation, covered up his crimes, and let him dodge justice for nearly two decades. The payout ranges from $25 million to $35 million, depending on how many survivors qualify, but it still needs a judge’s approval.
Indyke and Kahn, who ran the estate as co-executors, continue to deny everything. Their lawyer claims the deal is just a way to quietly pay out money without admitting guilt. Yet both men have been accused again and again of knowing exactly what Epstein was doing and helping him get away with it, right out in the open.
This latest settlement comes after years of payouts that have gutted what was once a $635 million estate. Indyke and Kahn themselves ran the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program, handing out over $121 million to 136 claimants before shutting it down in August 2021.
Indyke and Kahn, who received substantial bequests in related trusts, have been accused in multiple filings of protecting Epstein's secrets while profiting from his crimes. The agreement ends their civil exposure on these specific claims but leaves open the possibility of criminal scrutiny if new evidence emerges.
Survivors' lawyers have not commented publicly on the terms. A federal judge must sign off before the deal takes effect.
This payout represents a small measure of justice for victims, some of whom may have been recruiters themselves, and also dodging any repercussions by taking the money and staying quiet, but the full truth about who enabled Epstein's evil remains buried behind settlements and denials.