New Mexico Sues Epstein Aides Alleging Role in Concealing Abuse

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit in New Mexico against longtime Jeffrey Epstein aides Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, alleging they profited from Epstein’s sex trafficking ring and helped conceal abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe. The suit was brought under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the New Mexico Racketeering Act.

Torrez said Indyke and Kahn, who serve as sole executors of Epstein’s estate and control his remaining assets, continued to earn money while survivors seek compensation. He argued that the resources should be distributed to survivors rather than to individuals he described as participants in a horrific criminal enterprise.

Indyke and Kahn were named co-executors in August 2019 after Epstein revised his will two days before his death in jail. As executors they agreed to fund compensation packages that included conditions preventing survivors who accepted funds from pursuing further legal action against the executors personally. Other claims against the estate remain outstanding.

The lawsuit alleges that as beneficiaries and administrators of the trust established by Epstein, Indyke and Kahn could receive tens of millions of dollars from remaining assets once claims are settled. Torrez emphasized that Epstein did not operate alone and that alleged enablers should not profit while survivors continue to live with the consequences.

An attorney for Indyke and Kahn told the BBC that both men “emphatically reject” the claims and deny knowingly facilitating Epstein’s sexual abuse or trafficking. Daniel Weiner said the men cooperated with investigations and were not contacted by the New Mexico prosecutor before the lawsuit was filed. Both have previously testified to Congress that they were unaware of Epstein’s crimes.

Liberal News Analysis: What Does This Development Mean?

The lawsuit represents a civil effort to hold individuals closely associated with Jeffrey Epstein accountable for allegedly enabling his criminal activity, focusing on financial control and potential profits from the estate. By suing under federal trafficking and state racketeering statutes, the New Mexico Attorney General seeks to redirect estate resources toward survivors and to challenge the role of executors who may benefit from remaining assets. The defendants’ denials and assertion of cooperation frame the likely contested legal battle over access to the estate and the validity of survivor compensation conditions.

Quick Glance: What You Need to Know

• New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn alleging they profited from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.
• The lawsuit was filed under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the New Mexico Racketeering Act.
• Indyke and Kahn serve as sole executors of Epstein’s estate and were named co-executors in August 2019.
• Executors agreed to fund survivor compensation packages that included conditions limiting further legal action by recipients.
• Indyke and Kahn deny the allegations and state they cooperated with investigations and will contest the claims.
• The case seeks to prevent alleged enablers from receiving estate distributions while survivors pursue compensation.