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New Mexico sues Epstein’s lawyer and accountant over alleged trafficking cover-up
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant on Wednesday.
Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn are accused of helping conceal Epstein’s sex trafficking at Zorro Ranch, near Santa Fe.
Both men have said they did not know about Epstein’s abuse, and their attorney says they emphatically reject the allegations.
The lawsuit also names Epstein’s estate and the 1953 Trust, which holds estate assets.
Torrez wants a court to stop Indyke and Kahn receiving estate payments while the case proceeds.
The estate is valued at more than $100 million, and the lawsuit says the men received more than $16 million and $10 million respectively from Epstein and related entities between 2011 and 2019.
New Mexico says the case could help hold alleged enablers accountable and direct resources to survivors.
A judge will decide whether to block the payments as the lawsuit moves forward.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn.
The lawsuit alleges the men helped facilitate and conceal Epstein’s sex trafficking, including alleged abuse at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.
The state is seeking to prevent Indyke and Kahn from receiving payments from Epstein’s estate while the case proceeds.
The estate is estimated to be worth more than $100 million, and Indyke and Kahn are its co-executors.
The men deny knowingly facilitating Epstein’s abuse, and their lawyer says no survivor accused them of abuse or witnessing it.
- Who
- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Epstein’s former lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn.
- What
- The lawsuit accuses them of helping facilitate and conceal Epstein’s sex trafficking and seeks to stop estate payments to them while the case proceeds.
- When
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- The suit was filed in the US District Court for the District of New Mexico and concerns alleged abuse at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.
- Why
- Torrez says the men helped sustain and conceal Epstein’s crimes and should not profit from them; they deny knowingly facilitating abuse.
New Mexico Attorney General’s office
Indyke and Kahn
Alleged role
New Mexico Attorney General’s office
The lawsuit says they helped facilitate and conceal Epstein’s trafficking and abuse.
Indyke and Kahn
They emphatically reject allegations that they were complicit in or knowingly facilitated Epstein’s abuse or trafficking.
Knowledge of abuse
New Mexico Attorney General’s office
The state alleges their financial and other work supported Epstein’s crimes.
Indyke and Kahn
They say they had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes during their employment.
Estate payments
New Mexico Attorney General’s office
The state seeks to prevent them from receiving estate payments while the case proceeds, saying resources should go to survivors.
Indyke and Kahn
They dispute the allegations; their lawyer says officials did not seek to interview them before filing suit.
Epstein purchased the Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico.
Epstein died in a New York jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on sex trafficking charges in New York and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Epstein’s estate sold the ranch, with proceeds going toward creditors.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Indyke and Kahn.
- Defendants
- Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn
- Plaintiff
- New Mexico
- Ranch
- Zorro Ranch, Stanley, about 30 miles south of Santa Fe
- Estate estimate
- More than $100 million
- Alleged payments to Indyke
- More than $16 million from Epstein and related entities between 2011 and 2019
- Alleged payments to Kahn
- More than $10 million from Epstein between 2011 and 2019
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Jeffrey Epstein associates sued over claims they covered-up sex trafficking at predator's notorious Zorro Ranch
Epstein’s attorney and accountant accused of ‘facilitating and concealing’ his crimes in lawsuit
New Mexico sues Epstein's lawyer, accountant over trafficking cover-up
New Mexico accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of cover-up at ranch
What people are saying
None of this could be done by just one man
did not operate alone, and his death does not end the pursuit of accountability for the people who helped make his crimes possible
Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse, nor claimed at any time that she or anyone else reported to them any allegation of Mr. Epstein’s abuse
We cannot undo what happened or return what was taken from us, but we can demand answers