A judge in the United States has granted preliminary approval to a settlement requiring Jeffrey Epstein's estate to pay up to $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit accused two of Epstein's longtime advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls. A final approval hearing is scheduled for September 16.

The 2024 lawsuit targeted Epstein's former personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, and former accountant, Richard Kahn, who serve as co-executors of his estate. Plaintiffs alleged the two men helped create a complex network of corporations and bank accounts that enabled Epstein to conceal abuse and compensate victims and recruiters. The settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing by the co-executors.

Epstein's estate has previously paid $121 million through a restitution fund and an additional $49 million in separate settlements to victims. Attorneys for the plaintiffs described the agreement as another step toward justice for survivors, while lawyers for the co-executors said the settlement was intended to bring finality to remaining claims against the estate. Epstein died in a New York jail in 2019, and his death was ruled a suicide.