Jeffrey Epstein’s personal attorney and alleged fixer Darren K. Indyke donated at least $1600 to the University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences in the period following Epstein’s death in 2019. Indyke made these contributions over the course of three years after being named a co-executor of Epstein’s estate, inheriting a $50 million fortune.
An inquiry by The Crimson White previously found the University referenced explicitly in the Epstein files by Epstein’s private psychologist Stephen Alexander and his son John Alexander, a University alum.
Indyke’s relationship to Epstein and connection to his case has been a subject of public scrutiny.
FBI investigations listed Indyke among Epstein’s inner-circle with other figures like Epstein’s girlfriend and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, his secretary Lesley Groff and his accountants Bella Klein and Richard Kahn. Among the over 28,000 files containing mentions of Indyke, there are hundreds of emails from Indyke managing individual transactions and records between Epstein and his associates, including real estate deals, immigration records, government documents and flight plans.
While federal authorities were investigating Epstein and Maxwell, law enforcement did not question Indyke, the Wall Street Journal reported in November.
In January, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Indyke and Kahn. Indyke is set to testify on March 5.
“Survivors have shared with the Committee that Indyke and Kahn may have known about Epstein’s activities and helped facilitate his crimes through their management of his legal and financial affairs,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking member on the committee.
In a statement to the Wall Street Journal in November 2025, Indyke denied knowing about Epstein’s sex trafficking, or being complicit in or facilitating his crimes. Indyke’s lawyer said in a statement to CBS News that no woman has ever accused Indyke or Kahn of committing or witnessing sexual abuse, nor claimed to have reported to them any allegations of sexual abuse. In Epstein’s will, also available in the files released by the Department of Justice, he granted Indyke $50 million. Indyke, now a co-executor of Epstein’s estate, has since been involved in numerous settlements with Epstein’s victims, paid out from the inheritance fund, on the condition that the victims may not sue Indyke or others. Daniel Weiner, a lawyer representing Epstein’s estate, told the New York Times that Indyke would not claim any money from the inheritance until all creditors and victims had been paid in full.
The Crimson White called Indyke’s cellphone number listed by the Florida Bar and found the number to be disconnected. In the course of investigating the story, Indyke’s employee profile at Parlatore Law Firm, the conservative law firm that once represented President Trump in his criminal case for mishandling of classified documents, was removed. After calling Parlatore, The Crimson White was told that Indyke no longer worked at the firm. An email sent to Indyke’s address at Parlatore was not returned. The Crimson White also called Indyke’s phone number at Luxury Partners Realty, a South Florida realtor, and left a voicemail. Indyke did not respond to a request for comment sent to his email at his personal law office, The Indyke Law Firm PLLC.
Alex House, associate director of communications for the University, said in a statement that Indyke made annual contributions to the College of Communication and Information Sciences over three years and that the University fully spent the money.
“The University has a strong commitment to supporting victims of sexual misconduct through on-campus resources such as the Camelia Center and the Office of Title IX along with significant annual support to the Tuscaloosa SAFE Center,” House said.
Donations and ongoing scrutiny Indyke and his wife, Michelle Saipher, donated to the University’s College of Communication and Information Sciences at least three times between spring 2019 and spring 2022. Some copies of the Communicator, the college’s semesterly magazine that includes donor records listing Indyke, were not available to examine.
In spring 2019, Indyke donated between $100 and $500, and in fall 2019, he donated over $1000. During spring 2020, he made a third donation between $500 and $1000. The University’s statement indicated that Indyke made donations over the course of three years, but publicly accessible records of his donations only exist for two years, documenting just three contributions. The total sum of Indyke’s donations remains unknown.
The reason for the donations is unclear. Indyke is not a graduate of The University of Alabama, though his daughter attended from fall 2018 to spring 2022. All of these donations were made after Indyke’s relationship with Epstein was public knowledge and after Indyke was named an inheritor of Epstein’s trust.
In the Epstein files release, Indyke is listed as being scheduled for travel in Tuscaloosa at least twice in 2018.
Reese Phifer Hall, which houses four of the five departments in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, photographed on Sep. 28, 2025. (CW / Meadow Taylor-Marklin)While Indyke was making donations to the University, he and Kahn were co-defendants in a civil case filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands that accused them of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s sex trafficking on his island.
Indyke and the other co-executor of the estate settled with the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2022 and agreed to pay $105 million and half the proceeds from the sale of the island, though the settlement did not include an admission of wrongdoing. The estate was also forced to return $80 million in tax benefits that the Virgin Islands alleged were fraudulently obtained through Southern Trust Company, directed by Epstein, Indyke and Kahn.
In 2024, several of Epstein’s victims filed suit against Indyke, claiming he was aware of and complicit with their sexual abuse. That case is ongoing.
A collaboration, an investigation and a multi-million dollar inheritance
Indyke served as Epstein’s personal attorney since the 1990s and as the in-house attorney for several of Epstein’s businesses. The two were also listed as joint owners of Virgin Islands, LLC, the company holding Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James. Indyke handled things like immigration paperwork, bank transactions and legal work for Epstein and his associates, including Russian model Lana Pozhidaeva.
A Dec. 3, 2008 email from a federal prosecutor whose name is redacted said that Indyke was listed as Epstein’s supervisor for his work under a work release program he participated in while serving his sentence.
“Indyke was a subject of our investigation and refused to comply with a grand jury subpoena, by the way,” the federal prosecutor said.
After Epstein’s incarceration in 2008, Indyke visited him in jail 38 times, despite not representing Epstein’s case in court.
Indyke also withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash for his boss in amounts small enough that they wouldn’t be flagged. In an email whose sender was redacted by the DOJ, an employee of Deutsche Bank said a third party asked how many times they could withdraw cash before causing an alert. The Wall Street Journal confirmed the third party to be Indyke, although his name was redacted. “Is it once a week? Twice a week? Once every other week?” the employee said. “And this is specifically referring to the Jeffrey Epstein account.” Under federal laws designed to prevent criminal activity, banks are required to report suspicious transactions over $5,000 where a suspect could be identified to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury. Banks also have to issue a Currency Transaction Report to the FinCEN for cash transactions over $10,000 in a single day.
Indyke’s lawyer told the Wall Street Journal that he was authorized to make the withdrawals and only intended to avoid exceeding the maximum amount allowed for non-account holders. Indyke is mentioned explicitly elsewhere in the files skirting regulations for federal reporting of transactions. He asked tellers at Deutsche Bank if he could cash a $11,500 check from Jeffrey Epstein’s account without triggering a federal report. After being told he couldn’t, Indyke allegedly staggered the checks to avoid an alert. In some cases, staggering checks to evade reporting limits could constitute a crime called “structuring,” punishable by up to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000.
Elsewhere in the files, Indyke is listed in connection with several businesses linked to Epstein, including as a secretary for the holding company for Epstein’s ranch and in a redacted position for J. Epstein & Company, Inc. Indyke also managed hundreds of bank accounts connected to Epstein, including some that allegedly handled payments to victims.
Outside of their business and legal relationship, Epstein gifted and loaned millions of dollars to Indyke and his family over the course of their relationship.
The Palm Beach Post revealed contributions by Indyke to a biography of Epstein, written in 2007. Indyke lauded praise on Epstein, revealing that Epstein paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fertility treatments for Indyke’s family. In 2012, Epstein financed the purchase of Indyke’s New Jersey home through a limited liability company, KCAC. Both Indyke and Saipher were involved in transactions with Epstein and the company in a complicated process to avoid taxation.
In 2013, Indyke and Saipher were also listed in Epstein’s Butterfly Trust, which paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to women through a JPMorgan account. The U.S. Virgin Islands sued JPMorgan in 2022, alleging that the bank facilitated Epstein’s sex trafficking. A forensic accountant for the U.S. Virgin Islands called the Butterfly Trust payments “highly suspicious,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
In 2014, Indyke paid $600,000 to Epstein’s account at Deutsche Bank as repayment of a loan to one of Indyke’s companies, New York Strategy, LLC. That company was dissolved less than a year later in 2015. New York Strategy, Indyke and Saipher were themselves subject to a suspicious activities report issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2020, named alongside Epstein’s personal companies and his associates like Les Wexner and Maxwell.
An undated balance sheet in the files release indicates millions of dollars of transactions between Epstein, New York Strategy and Indyke’s personal accounts, including outstanding loans. The Wall Street Journal reported that Epstein issued $16 million total in loans to Indyke, and in Epstein’s will, he forgave all debts to several people, including Indyke.
A 2020 article from the Daily Beast included details on Indyke’s representation of Epstein’s friends. Several of these, including his work with accused Epstein accomplice Sarah Kellen, were redacted in an identical copy of the article released by the Department of Justice.
The DOJ was required to only redact the names of victims, images of violence or sexual abuse and other sensitive information and provide written justification for each redaction. Indyke’s name, despite being publicly available and widely reported, was redacted multiple times without any clear justification. Until Indyke’s hearing before Congress, many of the questions brought by the files may go unanswered.
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