New Mexico attorney general sues Epstein's lawyer and accountant, seeks to halt estate payments
Photo: The GuardianNew Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a federal civil lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein's longtime attorney, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, accusing them of facilitating and concealing his sex trafficking, and asking a court to stop them from receiving payments from his estate while the case proceeds.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, names both men individually and as co-executors of the estate, along with the estate and the 1953 Trust. It centers on abuse alleged at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Stanley. Torrez's office put the estate's value at over $107 million; the suit says Indyke and Kahn could receive bequests of $50 million and $25 million. Both men have said they knew nothing of his crimes.
Left-leaning coverage leads with the complaint's claim that associates received salaries, elite access and gifts for staying silent, noting that their lawyers did not respond. Alternative coverage leads with trafficking allegations, trust details, bequest amounts and Torrez's statement that Epstein did not act alone. Right-leaning coverage adds Epstein's 2019 death, Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and ranch details, and features Torrez saying the money belongs to survivors, while noting both men testified to Congress that they were unaware.
How the sides differ Left sources stress the complaint's allegations of salaries and gifts; alternative sources stress estate figures and Torrez's statements; right sources stress Zorro Ranch and Epstein's background.
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Leads with the complaint's allegations that associates were paid and rewarded for silence, quoting its language and noting that the defendants' lawyers had not responded and that they previously denied knowledge.
Leads with the trafficking allegations, the trust structure and bequest sums, and quotes Torrez saying Epstein did not operate alone and that enablers should be held accountable.
Opens with a dateline and adds background on Epstein's death, Maxwell's sentence and the ranch, quoting Torrez on survivors and noting Indyke and Kahn's congressional testimony denying knowledge.