New Mexico Attorney General Sues Epstein's Lawyer and Accountant Over Alleged Trafficking Role
Photo: The Guardian USNew Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a federal civil lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Jeffrey Epstein's longtime attorney, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, of facilitating and concealing his sex trafficking, including abuse of girls and young women at Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County. The suit names the men individually and as co-executors of Epstein's estate, plus the estate and the 1953 Trust, and asks a judge to block their estate payments during the case. Torrez's office said the estate exceeds $107 million; the suit says the two are eligible for bequests of $50 million and $25 million. Kahn and Indyke have previously said they knew nothing of Epstein's crimes.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing; left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Alternative sources lead with the trafficking allegations, adding the estate's value, bequest figures and Torrez's statement that Epstein did not act alone; The Hill dates the announcement Tuesday, while CNBC says Wednesday. The Guardian, on the left, stresses the complaint's claim that associates got salaries and gifts for silence, and notes the lawyers did not respond.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress the trafficking allegations, estate figures and Torrez's statements; left sources stress claimed payoffs for silence; right sources have not covered it.
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The Guardian leads with the accusation that the pair facilitated and concealed Epstein's crimes, quoting the complaint on salaries and gifts for silence and noting the lawyers' past denials and lack of response.
- The HillNew Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant, accusing them of facilitating his sex trafficking
CNBC and The Hill lead with the trafficking allegations; CNBC adds estate value, bequest amounts and Torrez's statements, while The Hill describes a remote ranch and dates the announcement Tuesday.