New Mexico sues Epstein's former lawyer and accountant

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

New Mexico's attorney general has sued Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer and accountant, alleging they facilitated and concealed his sex trafficking operation.

New Mexico's attorney general Raul Torrez has filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn. The suit alleges that both men facilitated, financed and concealed Epstein's sex trafficking operation, including activity at Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe. The lawsuit names Epstein's estate and seeks to prohibit his private trust, created days before his death by suicide in 2019, from spending any of the more than $US100 million it holds.

Indyke and Kahn serve as co-executors of Epstein's estate. The suit aims to recover damages for survivors of Epstein's alleged abuse. Torrez said at a press conference in Albuquerque that the action would test whether authorities could hold accountable the network of people and financial arrangements that helped sustain and conceal Epstein's operations. Two survivors, Julia Molchanova and Anouska De Georgiou, attended the press conference.

Daniel Weiner, representing Indyke and Kahn, rejected allegations that the two knowingly facilitated Epstein's abuse of women, stating the crimes took place 'behind closed doors, in secluded locations' when neither was present. Indyke and Kahn have previously been named in other civil lawsuits against the Epstein estate, including a complaint last month seeking damages for people pictured in Epstein's collection of child sexual abuse material.

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• New Mexico sues Epstein's former lawyer and accountantNew Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer and accountant.Perth Now · 21 Oct, 21:36
• New Mexico sues Epstein's former lawyer and accountantNew Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer and accountant.The West Australian · 21 Oct, 21:36

In this story: Raul Torrez · Darren Indyke · Richard Kahn · Jeffrey Epstein · New Mexico · Santa Fe · Zorro Ranch

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