Congress Questions Epstein’s Longtime Accountant About His Finances (3/12/26)

Mar 12, 2026

A congressional deposition with Epstein’s longtime accountant examines his decade-plus role managing complex shell companies, trusts and bank accounts. The recording spotlights claims of no financial "red flags," discussions about gifts and payments, and questions over executorship and large estate settlements. Skepticism runs high about whether this testimony will reveal new accountability.

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INSIGHT

Accountant Role Was Central Not Peripheral

Richard Kahn was Epstein's longtime accountant and close associate who became co‑executor of his estate.
Bobby Capucci argues Kahn's name appears across many deals, making the claim he saw no red flags implausible given that involvement.

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Claim Of Seeing No Red Flags

Kahn told Congress he never saw sexual abuse or received complaints while working for Epstein.
Capucci calls this the familiar

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Belief In Epstein's 'Setup' Defense

Kahn said he believed Epstein's explanation that the Florida arrest was a setup and that Epstein didn't know the girls were underage.
Capucci rejects this, saying the narrow investigation gave cover and prevented scrutiny of associates like Kahn.

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The House Oversight Committee deposed Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant, as part of its ongoing congressional investigation into Epstein’s finances and the broader network surrounding his operations. During the deposition, Kahn told lawmakers that he never saw any “red flags” in Epstein’s financial records that suggested sex trafficking or abuse. He said his relationship with Epstein was strictly professional and that he never witnessed misconduct or received complaints from victims while working for him. Kahn acknowledged that Epstein gave gifts to both men and women, but he characterized those expenses as a very small portion of Epstein’s overall spending and said they did not appear suspicious at the time. He also told investigators that Epstein had claimed his 2006 arrest in Florida was a mistake and that he did not realize the girls involved were underage, an explanation Kahn said he believed at the time. Kahn added that if he had known the full extent of Epstein’s crimes, he would have immediately ended his professional relationship with him.

Kahn served as Epstein’s accountant for more than a decade and was deeply involved in managing the financier’s complex financial structure, which included numerous bank accounts, shell companies, and trusts. After Epstein’s death in 2019, Kahn and Epstein’s longtime attorney Darren Indyke became co-executors of his estate, which was initially valued at roughly $650 million before being reduced by settlements paid to victims. Some victims have alleged in lawsuits that Kahn and Indyke helped create and manage the financial infrastructure that allowed Epstein’s trafficking operation to function, including handling cash withdrawals and structuring accounts used within Epstein’s network. Both men have denied wrongdoing, and a recent class-action lawsuit brought by victims was settled for at least $25 million without any admission of liability. Lawmakers say the deposition could provide insight into how Epstein financed his lifestyle and payments to victims, as well as why investigators and prosecutors never questioned key financial figures like Kahn during earlier federal investigations into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Epstein's accountant says he didn't see any 'red flags' for abuse, trafficking - ABC News