Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are reportedly investigating late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant — the two men who took control of his estate after his death and could collect tens of millions of dollars from a trust holding his remaining assets.
uncertain
who → investigate → assets
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Manhattan federal prosecutors have recently sought emails and financial records involving the pair and have been contacting potential witnesses as part of the inquiry.
asserted
prosecutors → report → inquiry
The probe comes after congressional investigators focused on Indyke and Kahn’s authority over Epstein-linked bank accounts and transactions.
asserted
investigators → come → accounts
Senate Finance Committee investigators said in August that both men acted as financial intermediaries for Epstein and held signatory authority or powers of attorney over accounts at JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank.
asserted
men → say → Chase
Prosecutors have asked witnesses about the men’s involvement with Epstein-related entities and their handling of financial and legal matters involving young women, according to the Journal.
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Prosecutors → ask → Journal
The paper previously reported that Indyke and Kahn were officers of Epstein-linked entities that obscured transactions, arranged cash for Epstein and made payments to women, allegations the two men have denied amounted to wrongdoing.
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men → report → wrongdoing
It was not known which possible offenses investigators are examining, according to the Journal.
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investigators → know → Journal
The renewed federal scrutiny is notable because neither Indyke nor Kahn was questioned about their work for Epstein during the Manhattan investigations that led to sex-trafficking charges against Epstein and later Ghislaine Maxwell, the Journal previously reported.
asserted
Journal → renew → Epstein
Earlier this year, both men testified under subpoena before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers examined the government’s handling of the Epstein case.
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lawmakers → testify → case
Kahn was deposed March 11 and Indyke, on March 19.
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Kahn → depose → March
Asked for comment by the Journal, Kahn’s lawyer referred to his previous denial of wrongdoing.
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lawyer → ask → wrongdoing
An attorney for Indyke did not respond, while a spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.
asserted
spokesman → respond → York
Senate investigators also said suspicious activity reports from JPMorgan flagged more than $1.3 billion in wire transfers through Epstein-related accounts.
asserted
reports → say → accounts
Such reports are alerts to regulators and do not establish that a crime occurred.
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crime → establish → regulators
Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to felony solicitation of prostitution and procurement of minors to engage in prostitution, receiving an 18-month county-jail sentence and later registering as a sex offender.
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Epstein → plead → offender
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged him in 2019 with sex-trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of minors, alleging he recruited and paid underage girls — some as young as 14 — for sexual encounters and paid some victims to recruit others.
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he → charge → others
Epstein pleaded not guilty and died by suicide in jail before the case went to trial, so those federal allegations were never adjudicated.
asserted
allegations → plead → trial
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