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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a federal civil lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s former personal attorney, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, accusing them of facilitating, financing and concealing Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, alleges that abuse of girls and young women occurred at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County. It seeks to block Indyke and Kahn from receiving distributions or bequests from Epstein’s estate while the case is pending.
According to the lawsuit, Indyke received more than $16 million and Kahn more than $10 million from Epstein and related entities between 2011 and 2019. Both are co-executors of the estate and administrators of Epstein’s 1953 Trust. The estate is valued at more than $107 million, and the two men are eligible for trust bequests of $50 million and $25 million, respectively.
Daniel Weiner, an attorney for Epstein’s estate, said Indyke and Kahn deny the allegations and said they did not know of or assist any sexual abuse while providing professional services. He also said the attorney general’s office did not interview them before filing suit.
Torrez said his office’s criminal investigation into Epstein’s trafficking operation remains open, with no criminal charges filed. Federal prosecutors in New York have also opened an investigation into Indyke and Kahn. Epstein’s estate agreed in February to pay up to $35 million to settle a separate federal class-action case, without admitting wrongdoing.
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