A new lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleges Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime attorney and accountant facilitated and <a href="https://bitcomme.com/wesbanco-announces-third-quarter-2026-financial-results/” title=”WesBanco Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results”>financially benefited from a decades-long sex trafficking operation that included abuse at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.
The civil lawsuit targets Darren K. Indyke, Epstein’s attorney, and Richard D. Kahn, his accountant. Torrez said the two men stand to inherit up to $75 million from Epstein’s trust while survivors continue seeking accountability for those they believe enabled Epstein’s crimes.
The lawsuit is the first filed as part of the attorney general’s broader Epstein investigation. The attorney general says it’s the first time a state entity has sued Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn for their connection with Jeffery Epstien.
At a news conference Wednesday, survivor Anouska De Georgiou said those who facilitated Epstein’s abuse should also be held accountable.
“My abuse did not happen in isolation; it could not have continued for as long as it did without people facilitating it, looking the other way, or choosing to do nothing to stop it,” De Georgiou said.
According to the attorney general’s office, the lawsuit details allegations of abuse from more than seven survivors over a 20-year period at Zorro Ranch.
Torrez said the civil action seeks damages from Indyke and Kahn, whom the state alleges played key roles in managing and distributing funds tied to Epstein’s trafficking operation.
“None of this could’ve been done by just one man,” Torrez said.
Attorneys for Indyke and Kahn denied the allegations in a statement provided to KOB 4:
“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.”
The attorneys also said the New Mexico Department of Justice never contacted or interviewed either man as part of the investigation. They added that neither Indyke nor Kahn has ever been accused by any woman of sex trafficking or sexual abuse.
Torrez said the state has evidence that Indyke and Kahn oversaw the withdrawal of more than $6 million in cash over an 11-year period.
The lawsuit alleges Indyke deliberately made cash withdrawals below federal reporting thresholds in order to avoid attracting the attention of authorities.
Torrez said those allegations are part of a broader pattern the state believes demonstrates the men’s involvement in Epstein’s operation.
“Just one example of many of their involvement in the creation of corporate entities, and also in the structuring and distribution of funds that facilitated the ultimate objective of the criminal enterprise,” Torrez said.
The lawsuit also alleges Indyke and Kahn oversaw budgets that included large payments to women, as well as expenditures for medical care associated with sexual abuse, lingerie and suspicious flights.
De Georgiou said accountability should extend beyond Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
“Accountability cannot end with Epstein and Maxwell. It must extend to those who knowingly made their abuse possible, especially those who stand to profit from it,” De Georgiou said.
The attorney general’s office is still awaiting additional files it says could assist its ongoing criminal investigation.
KOB 4 asked attorneys for Indyke and Kahn whether their clients intend to keep, donate or refuse any inheritance from Epstein’s trust. A response had not been received as of Wednesday.
