New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is suing two people associated with Jeffrey Epstein to block estate payments and help recover damages for survivors.
The lawsuit filed in federal court names Epstein's personal attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn as the two people the attorney general is seeking enforcement action against. The lawsuit also names the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein and the 1953 Trust, which holds the assets for the estate.
The New Mexico Department of Justice alleges in the federal court complaint that Epstein ran a sex trafficking operation. The office also alleges Indyke and Kahn knowingly participated in the operation by using their positions and Epstein's accounts to finance and conceal alleged abuse.
The New Mexico Department of Justice has filed the suit under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the New Mexico Racketeering Act.
The New Mexico Department of Justice claims Indyke and Kahn held leadership roles that managed financial accounts and authorized transactions that are connected to the trafficking operation. The office alleges that Indyke handled the 2011 transfer of the title for Zorro Ranch to an Epstein-controlled company.
The New Mexico Department of Justice alleges that both Indyke and Kahn benefited financially from the relationships with Epstein. It's alleged that Indyke received $16 million from Epstein, while Kahn received more than $10 million in a time period from 2011 through 2019. It's alleged that both are beneficiaries of the 1953 Trust and are co-executors of the Epstein estate who are involved in managing and distributing assets.
The New Mexico Department of Justice is asking the court for the following:
The criminal investigation by the New Mexico Department of Justice remains ongoing.
Attorneys for Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the co-executors of the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein sent the following statement to KOAT:
Indyke and Kahn emphatically reject the New Mexico Attorney General’s allegations that they were complicit in or in any way knowingly facilitated Mr. Epstein’s sexual abuse or trafficking – conduct that by all accounts occurred behind closed doors, in secluded locations, and at times when neither Mr. Indyke nor Mr. Kahn was present. Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse, nor claimed at any time that she or anyone else reported to them any allegation of Mr. Epstein’s abuse. The New Mexico Attorney General’s complaint does not allege anything to the contrary.
Neither the New Mexico Attorney General nor anyone from his office asked to speak with Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn to seek relevant information from them before filing this baseless lawsuit, raising serious questions about the thoroughness of the Attorney General’s investigation and the motivations for his lawsuit. Messrs. Indyke and Kahn have given multiple depositions in civil lawsuits and have testified at length before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Had the New Mexico Attorney General wanted to learn the actual facts of their professional services for Epstein, the Attorney General or his staff could have reached out to schedule interviews. Messrs. Indyke and Kahn have cooperated with any and all investigations when asked to do so.
Both Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn reject as categorically false the allegations that they knowingly facilitated or assisted Mr. Epstein in his sexual abuse or trafficking of women, or that they were aware of Mr. Epstein’s actions while they provided legal or accounting services to him. They are confident that they will prevail on the claims asserted against them.
