Banks, estate & money
A $577 million fortune, a will signed two days before death, and the two men now in everyone’s sights
RECORD / AT A GLANCE
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Documented that the executors have settled claims and are under scrutiny from New Mexico and, according to reporting, federal investigators; their lawyer says they have not been subpoenaed. No court has found them liable or guilty. This file is live and will change.
THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY
8 Aug 2019
Epstein signs a will leaving everything to the 1953 Trust.
15 Aug 2019
The probate petition in the Virgin Islands values the estate at $577,672,654.
20 Feb 2026
Indyke and Kahn agree to settle a class action alleging they helped run the operation, without admitting it.
Mar 2026
A judge preliminarily approves the deal; a final hearing is set for 2 Dec 2026.
23 Sep 2026
NBC reports federal authorities are investigating the pair; their lawyer says they have not been subpoenaed.
21 Oct 2026
The state’s attorney general sues them under federal trafficking and state racketeering laws over the ranch.
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He signed it on 8 August 2019, leaving everything to the 1953 Trust; probate valued the estate at about $577 million.
Who says it: The will and probate filings.
New Mexico sued them on 21 October 2026, and NBC reported a federal probe in September; their lawyer says they have not been subpoenaed. They settled a class action for up to $35 million without admission.
Who says it: New Mexico’s AG; NBC; court records.
They handled his money and companies for years, and they have paid to settle claims. No court has found them liable, and they deny it.
Who says it: Plaintiffs; New Mexico’s suit.
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The will that moved everything into the 1953 Trust.
Report including the $577 million probate valuation.
The territory’s account of its civil racketeering case and settlement. A party’s statement.
Report on the estate-funded, independently run compensation program.
Report on the class action naming the executors.
Report on preliminary approval; final hearing set for 2 Dec 2026.
Anonymous-source report; their lawyer said they had not been subpoenaed.
Report on the attorney general’s federal civil suit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Allegations in a complaint.
Third account, with the executors’ position.
Wire report on the suit.
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Where the money went.
The will Epstein signed on 8 August 2019 poured his assets into a private trust, which keeps its beneficiaries out of the public record. Probate filings valued the estate at about $577 million. Since then it has paid about $121 million through the victims’ fund, more than $105 million to the Virgin Islands, and other settlements and legal costs. [1][2][3][4]
What we can’t tell you. Beneficiaries of the 1953 Trust have not been made public by the court.
The will that moved everything into the 1953 Trust.
Report including the $577 million probate valuation.
The territory’s account of its civil racketeering case and settlement. A party’s statement.
Report on the estate-funded, independently run compensation program.
The executors under scrutiny.
Darren Indyke was Epstein’s lawyer and Richard Kahn his accountant for years before his death. A class action filed in 2024 alleged they helped structure payments and accounts that kept the abuse going; they agreed in February 2026 to pay $35 million if at least 40 class members qualify, without admitting misconduct, with a final hearing set for December. Both gave depositions to House investigators in March 2026. [1][2]
In September 2026 NBC reported a federal investigation; their lawyer said they had not been subpoenaed. On 21 October New Mexico’s attorney general sued them, alleging they helped conceal trafficking at Zorro Ranch and seeking to block payouts to trust beneficiaries. They deny wrongdoing. [3][4][5]
What we can’t tell you. Fresh litigation; allegations, not findings.
Report on the class action naming the executors.
Report on preliminary approval; final hearing set for 2 Dec 2026.
Anonymous-source report; their lawyer said they had not been subpoenaed.
Report on the attorney general’s federal civil suit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Allegations in a complaint.
Third account, with the executors’ position.
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