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New Mexico sues Epstein’s lawyer and accountant, accusing them of hiding his abuse
The state wants a federal judge to stop the estate’s payments to Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn while the case goes forward. Their lawyer says they reject the allegations.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer, Darren Indyke, and his accountant, Richard Kahn, on October 21, accusing them of conspiracy and racketeering in support of what the complaint calls the “Epstein Enterprise.”
The two men are the co-executors of Epstein’s estate. The state is asking a federal judge to stop them from taking any more payments from it while the case proceeds.
What the complaint alleges
The lawsuit alleges that Indyke and Kahn used Epstein’s companies and accounts to pay for and conceal the sexual abuse of girls and young women, including at Zorro Ranch, the property Epstein owned in Stanley, New Mexico, about 30 miles south of Santa Fe.
According to the complaint, financial records show more than $3 million paid directly to girls or women between 2003 and 2013 with no clear business purpose. It alleges that the two men arranged payments to survivors, monitored their spending and prepared some of their tax returns, and that Epstein paid Indyke at least $16 million and Kahn at least $10 million from 2011 to 2019.
The complaint quotes a 2017 email from Kahn to Epstein that refers to “the latest batch of medical expenses for girls.”
These are allegations. No court has ruled on them.
“None of this could be done by just one man,” Torrez said at a news conference announcing the suit.
The response
Daniel Weiner, a lawyer for Indyke and Kahn, said the two “emphatically reject” the allegations and that the attorney general’s office never asked to interview them before going to court.
“Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse,” Weiner said. Both men have told Congress they did not know about Epstein’s abuse.
Background
Epstein bought Zorro Ranch in 1993, and his estate sold it in 2023. He was never charged in New Mexico. Torrez reopened the state’s investigation this year, and in August the state sued the Justice Department, saying it had blocked New Mexico’s access to unredacted Epstein records.
Earlier this year Indyke and Kahn, as executors, agreed to settle a class action brought by Epstein’s accusers for up to $35 million. They did not admit wrongdoing.