Epstein’s trust, known as The 1953 Trust, remains a private document whose details won’t have to be disclosed by the court. In addition to determining how his assets will be used, the executors can “litigate, defend, compromise, settle, abandon or submit to arbitration” any claims against his estate, according to the document. There’s no reference to his arrest or the investigation.
Epstein’s brother, Mark, is listed as his next of kin. Indyke, who had served as an attorney for Epstein, and Kahn are “investigating potential debts and claims of the estate and at this time they are unknown,” according to the court petition for their appointment.
Prosecutors in Manhattan filed court papers Monday to close the case against Epstein, while saying they’ll continue to investigate others involved in his alleged crimes. On Aug. 16, the New York City medical examiner ruled his death a suicide.
The document doesn’t name the trustees for the Epstein entity. Indyke and Kahn will be paid $250,000 for executing the will, according to the document.
The will was witnessed by Mariel Colon Miro, a criminal defense attorney for the law office of Michael Lambert, and Gulnora Tali, who’s also an attorney with a private practice. Colon Miro and Tali didn’t immediately respond to phone calls seeking comment.
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