New Mexico sues Epstein advisers over estate payments

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, former attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, seeking to prevent the two men from receiving estate payments and to recover resources for survivors. The complaint alleges Indyke and Kahn helped facilitate, finance and conceal Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, including at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. The allegations have not been established as findings in court. The suit seeks to block Epstein’s private trust from distributing funds to Indyke and Kahn. Torrez’s office estimates the estate holds more than $100 million. The lawsuit also seeks recovery for survivors of Epstein’s alleged abuse, though the amount sought was not detailed in the reports. Torrez has argued that Epstein could not have carried out the trafficking operation alone and that others, including lawyers and accountants, helped make it possible. The complaint accuses the two men of participating in financial arrangements connected to the operation. It names the estate as a defendant alongside Indyke and Kahn. Both men have denied knowing about Epstein’s abuse or trafficking. In congressional...