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Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and accountant sued by New Mexico, accused of covering up abuse at dead pedophile’s Zorro Ranch

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New Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, alleging they concealed his sex trafficking activities at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. The suit seeks to prevent them from receiving any payments from Epstein’s estate, which is valued at over $100 million. Attorney General Raúl Torrez claims that Indyke and Kahn were aware of the abuse but chose to remain silent to protect their financial interests, stating that these assets should go to victims instead.

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New Mexico's attorney general Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit on October 21, 2026, against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn. The suit accuses them of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s sex trafficking operation at his Zorro Ranch in New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. Torrez seeks to prevent the pair from receiving payments from Epstein's estate, estimated at over $100 million, until the litigation concludes. Indyke received more than $16 million and Kahn more than $10 million during their association with Epstein. Despite testifying in Congress that they were unaware of Epstein’s abuse, Torrez asserts that they "stand to benefit substantially" from his estate unless a court intervenes. The lawsuit aims to ensure these resources are directed toward victims rather than the defendants.

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“Both articles describe the identical lawsuit filed by New Mexico's attorney general against Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer and accountant on October 21, 2026.”

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Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and accountant sued by New Mexico, accused of covering up abuse at dead pedophile’s Zorro Ranch By asserted

lawyer → sue → Ranch

New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a sprawling ranch where the disgraced financier once entertained guests. asserted

financier → file → guests

The lawsuit seeks to stop attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn from accepting any payments from Epstein’s estate, estimated at more than $100 million. asserted

lawsuit → seek → million

Indyke worked as Epstein’s attorney for roughly two decades. asserted

Indyke → work → decades

Both he and Kahn have testified in Congress that they did not know about Epstein’s abuse, though New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has a different view. asserted

Torrez → testify → view

He said Indyke and Kahn “stand to benefit substantially” from Epstein’s estate unless a court intervenes. asserted

court → say → estate

“Those resources rightfully belong in the hands of survivors,” Torrez said, referring to victims of Epstein’s abuse. asserted

Torrez → belong → abuse

Epstein’s former girlfriend and close associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges in New York. asserted

girlfriend → serve → York

Witness testimony at Maxwell’s trial alleged she and Epstein had sexually abused women at the New Mexico ranch. asserted

she → allege → ranch

He built a 26,700-square-foot mansion with a sprawling courtyard, a living room roughly the size of the average American home, and a private airstrip and helipad. asserted

He → build → home

Epstein never faced charges in New Mexico, though the state attorney general’s office in 2019 confirmed that it was investigating and planned to forward its findings to federal authorities in New York. asserted

it → face → York

Hector Balderas, who was attorney general at the time, said the state’s outdated laws failed to protect children from abuse. asserted

laws → say → abuse

Torrez reopened the state’s investigation this year. asserted

Torrez → reopen → investigation

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and accountant sued by New Mexico, accused of covering up abuse at dead pedophile’s Zorro Ranch

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