New Mexico Attorney General Sues Epstein's Lawyer and Accountant Over Alleged Facilitation of His Crimes

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit in US federal court against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the longtime attorney and accountant of the late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The complaint accuses them of facilitating and concealing Epstein's crimes. The case matters because it could affect who receives money from Epstein's estate.

The defendants include Indyke and Kahn both as individuals and as co-executors of the estate. The complaint also names the estate itself and the 1953 Trust, which holds its assets. Among the demands is a court order barring the two men from receiving estate payments while the litigation continues.

What the complaint alleges

According to the filing, Epstein, with help from associates, trafficked, isolated and abused survivors at various locations, including his Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico. The complaint says associates received generous salaries, access to elite social circles and lavish gifts in exchange for assisting and staying silent, including being named beneficiaries of his estate. It alleges Indyke received more than $16m from Epstein and related entities between 2011 and 2019, and Kahn more than $10m.

A lawyer for Indyke, speaking for both men, rejected the allegations, saying the abuse took place behind closed doors and when neither man was present. The statement said no woman has accused them of committing or witnessing abuse, and that the attorney general's office did not seek to speak with them before filing. Earlier this year, both told the US House committee investigating Epstein that they had no knowledge of his crimes while employed by him.

Torrez said Epstein did not operate alone and that his death does not end the pursuit of accountability. Several survivors signed a letter backing the suit, and survivor Anouska De Georgiou thanked Torrez at a news conference.

Related disputes

New Mexico is also in a separate legal fight with the US Department of Justice over unredacted Epstein files. Torrez sued the department in August, accusing it and Attorney General Todd Blanche of stonewalling the state's investigation, which was reopened in February. The department has moved to dismiss, citing agency discretion and victims' privacy.

Epstein died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. He bought the ranch in 1993, and his estate sold it in 2023. New Mexico authorities searched the property in March.