New Mexico sues Epstein advisers
The state accuses his former lawyer and accountant of facilitating and concealing his network.
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New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a civil case against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant. The state wants to prevent them from receiving payments from Epstein’s estate and is seeking damages for survivors.
The case was filed in a federal court on Wednesday. New Mexico accuses Indyke and Kahn of facilitating, financing and concealing activities linked to Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The complaint alleges that the two did more than carry out their usual legal and financial duties.
Indyke was Epstein’s lawyer for about 20 years. Indyke and Kahn are also executors of his estate. According to the state, the assets could amount to more than 100 million dollars. New Mexico is asking the court to temporarily block payments to the two and, if the judge finds the allegations proven, to require them to surrender their interests in the estate.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the case at a press conference in Albuquerque. He said he believed Epstein’s network could not have existed through one person alone and that others must also be held accountable. Two survivors of abuse linked to the network attended the press conference.
The complaint is part of a broader renewed effort in New Mexico. Torrez reopened a criminal investigation into Epstein’s former ranch earlier this year. Investigators searched the property in March. According to Torrez, the state is seeking access to documents needed for the investigation.
The defence of Indyke and Kahn rejects the allegations. Their lawyer says that neither man knew about or took part in human trafficking or sexual abuse. According to him, the attorney general did not ask them for a statement before the proceedings, and the defence therefore considers the case insufficiently investigated.
The new proceedings do not mean that the two have been found liable or guilty. It is a civil case in which the state is seeking financial claims and measures against the estate. The allegations have not yet been established by a court.
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What is established
- New Mexico has brought federal civil proceedings against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn.
- The state says they were involved in facilitating and concealing Epstein’s activities.
- The defence denies the allegations.
- The court has not yet ruled on liability.
Left
Arguments Emphasises that people who, according to the complaint, benefited from a system of exploitation must be held legally and financially accountable, even if the main suspect can no longer appear in court.
Values Protection of victims, criticism of power, equality before the law and public oversight of the movement of assets.
Consequences Broad liability proceedings can offer survivors recognition and financial compensation, but they also require careful examination of the evidence so that not everyone around a perpetrator is automatically declared guilty.
Centre
Arguments Places the emphasis on an independent process in which the complaint is fully tested and in which both the interests of survivors and the rights of those accused are protected.
Values The rule of law, evidence, the right to be heard and institutional reliability.
Consequences The proceedings may clarify the advisers’ role and the destination of the estate, but will probably take a long time and can establish only what is legally proven.
Right
Arguments Warns that a public prosecutor must not allow the desire for redress to take precedence over individual responsibility and evidence. According to this approach, lawyers and accountants should be pursued only for their own actions that are concretely proven.
Values Individual responsibility, legal certainty, property rights and restrained government action.
Consequences A restrained approach reduces the risk of collective guilt and politically motivated legal action, but critics say it may also leave supporting structures around powerful perpetrators out of view.
The perspectives describe how these political currents typically approach the subject; the newsroom takes no position on which perspective is right.
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The article’s core is confirmed by Associated Press, ABC News, Reuters and Source New Mexico. The text clearly distinguishes between established procedural steps and unproven allegations.
- confirmed New Mexico filed a federal civil case against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn on 21 October 2026. — This is reported by AP, ABC News, Reuters and Source New Mexico. source
- confirmed Indyke was Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer and Kahn was his accountant. — ABC News and AP describe their roles. source
- confirmed The two are executors of Epstein’s estate. — AP, Reuters and Source New Mexico mention this. source
- confirmed The state wants to block payments from the estate to Indyke and Kahn. — This is described as a request in the civil proceedings. source
- confirmed The estate is estimated at more than 100 million dollars. — AP and Reuters cite this estimate. source
- confirmed The state accuses Indyke and Kahn of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s activities. — This appears in the complaint as summarised by AP, ABC News and Reuters. source
- confirmed The defence denies knowledge of or participation in the abuse and human trafficking. — Their lawyer’s response is reported by AP and ABC News. source
- confirmed The proceedings contain no judicial finding of liability or guilt. — It is a newly filed civil case; the sources describe the allegations as claims by the state. source
Editor's note
It is certain that New Mexico began federal civil proceedings against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn on 21 October. The content consists of allegations by the state; the defence denies them and there has not yet been a judicial finding.Sources
- New Mexico attorney general accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of abuse cover-up at ranch — Associated Press
- New Mexico attorney general files suit against executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — ABC News
- New Mexico AG sues Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer, accountant in federal court — Source New Mexico
- New Mexico sues Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant — Reuters
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