Epstein lawyer and accountant ‘knowingly participated’ in his sex trafficking, New Mexico AG claims in suit

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New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, who are accused of having “knowingly participated in” the sex offender’s alleged sex trafficking enterprise.

Epstein’s longtime personal attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn “helped facilitate, finance, and conceal” Epstein’s abuse, including the alleged abuse of young women and girls at the wealthy and well-connected sex offender’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County.

The lawsuit, which was announced at a press conference Wednesday, also names the Epstein estate. Both men are beneficiaries of the trust and co-executors of the estate.

The office is bringing the suit under federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the New Mexico Racketeering Act.

“Jeffrey Epstein did not operate alone, and his death does not end the pursuit of accountability for the people who helped make his crimes possible,” state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

Jeffrey Epstein’s former attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn are targeted in a lawsuit from New Mexico’s attorney general accusing the men of supporting the sex offender’s trafficking and abuse (New York State Sex Offender Registry)

“The allegations in this lawsuit describe a network of people and financial arrangements that helped sustain and conceal the abuse of vulnerable girls and young women, including here in New Mexico,” he added. “Those who allegedly enabled this exploitation should not be allowed to profit from it while survivors continue to live with its consequences.”

According to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, Indyke and Kahn “authorized transactions connected to the trafficking operation,” including the 2011 transfer of Zorro Ranch title to a company Epstein controlled.

Between 2011 and 2019, Indyke received more than $16 million from Epstein and related entities, and Kahn received more than $10 million, according to the complaint. They stand to receive millions of dollars from the estate.

Epstein’s operation “depended on the appearance of legitimacy and access to money carefully structured to avoid exposing his crimes,” according to a joint statement from six survivors of his abuse.

“This lawsuit is aimed at the two men most responsible for that appearance and structure,” they added.

“Epstein handsomely rewarded their value and loyalty” and they now “occupy a position of profound and deeply troubling conflict: helping determine what victims receive while standing to gain what is left over after the victims are paid for their damages,” survivors added.

Torrez’s office separately sued Donald Trump’s Department of Justice for “complete and unredacted access” to files stemming from investigations into Epstein for the state’s own criminal probe into alleged crimes at Zorro Ranch.

Torrez accused the Trump administration of obstructing access to evidence in connection with the state’s investigation into the 26,700 square foot hilltop mansion in Santa Fe County that was once owned by Epstein.

The property is referenced thousands of times in the Epstein files, and Torrez’s office says the Justice Department has ignored at least 10 requests for access to the documents.

This is a developing story