The former longtime accountant for convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein appeared Wednesday for a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as lawmakers seek a deeper understanding of the late financier’s wealth and network.
Richard Kahn worked closely with Epstein as his accountant for more than a decade and later became one of two executors of his estate following Epstein’s death in 2019. Investigators on Capitol Hill are seeking to understand how Epstein’s finances were structured and whether members of his inner circle helped sustain the financial infrastructure that supported his criminal activity.
House Oversight Democrats underscored the significance of the interview as Kahn’s deposition was underway Wednesday morning.
“Today, Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant, will appear before our Committee for a deposition,” committee Democrats wrote on X. “Kahn was a central facilitator of Epstein’s ability to exploit girls and women. We will leave no stone unturned as we seek answers.”
Today, Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant, will appear before our Committee for a deposition. Kahn was a central facilitator of Epstein’s ability to exploit girls and women. We will leave no stone unturned as we seek answers. https://t.co/bmtvCPx4FZ
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) March 11, 2026
As has been the case after many of the committee’s previous depositions, lawmakers are likely to release footage from the interview at a later time.
Kahn began working as Epstein’s in-house accountant in the mid-2000s and remained in that role until Epstein’s arrest and death. Documents released earlier this year by the Justice Department show Kahn oversaw a range of financial matters for Epstein, including coordinating wire transfers, signing checks, managing taxes, and distributing payments to associates.
Records released earlier this year by the DOJ show he handled payments ranging from gifts and tuition assistance to charitable donations and other expenses tied to Epstein’s network of contacts. According to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands, Epstein paid Kahn more than $10 million for his services between 2011 and 2019.
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Victims and their attorneys have alleged that Epstein’s close advisers helped create a complex financial system that enabled his sex trafficking operation. A 2024 class-action lawsuit accused Kahn and Epstein’s longtime attorney Darren Indyke of helping structure bank accounts, manage large cash withdrawals, and facilitate payments connected to the trafficking enterprise.
Kahn and Indyke have denied any wrongdoing. Their attorney has said neither man has ever been accused by victims of participating in or witnessing abuse and that they were unaware of Epstein’s criminal conduct while providing professional services.
Kahn is the first of Epstein’s two estate co-executors to testify before the committee. Indyke is scheduled to appear for a deposition on March 19.
After Epstein died in a Manhattan jail in 2019, the pair assumed control of an estate once valued at as much as $650 million. That figure has declined sharply as settlements have been paid to victims. Epstein will also have left Kahn $25 million, but litigation has siphoned off much of Epstein’s fortune, leaving the rest tied up in legal red tape.
The House committee has spent months gathering testimony from individuals connected to Epstein as lawmakers try to understand how the financier maintained his wealth and influence even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Recent witnesses have included former President Bill Clinton, billionaire Les Wexner, and Epstein coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a virtual appearance. The committee also deposed former Attorney General Bill Barr and received letters from other former DOJ heads, including Eric Holder and Merrick Garland, who swore under penalty of perjury they had no knowledge or information related to the committee’s investigation.
The investigation has renewed scrutiny of the Justice Department’s handling of Epstein-related records.
Last week, five Republicans joined Democrats on the Oversight Committee to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony amid disputes over the pace and scope of the government’s release of Epstein files. Additionally, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify after his name appeared several times in more recent releases of Epstein-related documents, although no date has been established yet for his appearance.
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Bondi has received significant public criticism from both Republicans and Democrats since last year, when the White House hosted social media influencers to receive binders labeled “Epstein Files: Phase 1,” only for those handouts to be revealed as nothing more than political props containing outdated information.