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Epstein Estate Agrees to Proposed Class Settlement of Up to $35 Million Over Advisers’ Alleged Role

The proposed class-action deal would be funded from remaining estate assets pending court approval.

Overview

  • A Feb. 19 filing in Manhattan federal court outlines a deal to end the 2024 case accusing co‑executors Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn of enabling and concealing Epstein’s trafficking through financial and corporate structures.
  • The payout is tiered: $25 million if fewer than 40 eligible class members participate and $35 million if 40 or more qualify.
  • Payments would come from remaining estate assets rather than from Indyke or Kahn, and the co‑executors made no admission of wrongdoing.
  • Eligible recipients must release future claims against the estate and the co‑executors and cannot have previously settled with the estate or its victims compensation fund.
  • The agreement follows extensive discovery and mediation and would add to prior estate payouts that include about $121 million from a restitution fund and roughly $49 million in additional settlements.