New Mexico sues Epstein estate co-executors over alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking

Epstein’s 2019 will amendment left Indyke $50 million and Kahn $25 million

New Mexico and Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, co-executors of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The two men were among Epstein’s closest advisers; Indyke was his personal lawyer and Kahn was his personal accountant. New Mexico accused them of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s “sexual abuse and human trafficking.”

The civil complaint says it is intended to ensure that Indyke and Kahn “do not profit after [Epstein’s] death from the illegal activity that they enabled and furthered.” It also says New Mexico seeks to hold them accountable “to the fullest extent possible” and ensure Epstein’s assets are distributed to survivors of his crimes.

Torrez said: “Frankly, if anyone is entitled to a recovery of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, it’s the survivors, who were targeted and trafficked here in New Mexico and beyond.”

Torrez, speaking Wednesday at a press conference, said he filed the lawsuit after his office investigated Zorro Ranch, the Epstein property in New Mexico. The criminal probe began after the ranch was mentioned in the Trump administration’s partial “Epstein files” release.

“That criminal probe is ongoing and we continue to seek access to the complete unredacted Epstein files,” Torrez said.

Torrez also said: “Nevertheless, we are here today to mark an important milestone and the use of another legal tool at our disposal to hopefully shed light on individuals in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit who were participants in what we describe as an ongoing criminal enterprise that facilitated human trafficking and sexual abuse at Zorro Ranch and beyond.”

Epstein updated his will two days before his death by suicide in 2019. The amendment left $50 million to Indyke and $25 million to Kahn.

A now-settled class action had previously accused Indyke and Kahn of helping Epstein conceal his sex trafficking operation by structuring bank accounts so they could access large amounts of cash in furtherance of his crimes. Indyke and Kahn have publicly denied any knowledge of Epstein’s sex crimes and admitted no wrongdoing in the class-action settlement.

Separately, New Mexico sued the U.S. Justice Department in August for access to unredacted Epstein files. The state accused the Trump administration of refusing to share records that could help investigators corroborate evidence and identify witnesses at Zorro Ranch.

Epstein bought Zorro Ranch in 1993 and regularly used the property for over 25 years. He built a 27,000-square-foot mansion and a private runway there, and his estate sold the property in 2023.