New Mexico sues Epstein's inner circle

New Mexico's attorney general filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing Jeffrey Epstein's long-time personal lawyer and accountant of facilitating his sex trafficking operation.

Who is being sued and what are the charges

Attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn allegedly helped finance and conceal Epstein's sex trafficking, including abuse of girls and young women at Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Their roles in Epstein's estate

Indyke and Kahn are beneficiaries of Epstein's nineteen fifty-three Trust, co-executors of his estate, and administrators of the revocable trust named after the year of his birth.

What the lawsuit seeks

New Mexico's suit asks a judge to block Indyke and Kahn from receiving payments from the estate as the case proceeds in U.S. District Court in New Mexico.

The legal violations alleged

The suit alleges the two men participated in a sex trafficking venture in violation of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act and violated New Mexico's Racketeering Act.

Estate value and potential payouts

Epstein's estate is valued at more than one hundred seven million dollars. Indyke is eligible for a bequest of fifty million dollars and Kahn for twenty-five million dollars, subject to fund availability.

Attorney General Torrez's statement

Torrez said Epstein did not operate alone and his death does not end accountability for those who helped make his crimes possible. He appeared at a press conference with two survivors.

“Jeffrey Epstein did not operate alone, and his death does not end the pursuit of accountability for the people who helped make his crimes possible.”

Survivor Anouska De Georgiou speaks

De Georgiou said her abuse by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell did not happen in isolation and could not have continued without people facilitating it or choosing to do nothing.

“Accountability cannot end with Epstein and Maxwell. It must extend to those who knowingly made their abuse possible.”

Indyke and Kahn's defense

Their attorney Daniel Weiner told CNBC both men reject the allegations as categorically false and are confident they will prevail. He said they have cooperated with investigations.

“Both Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn reject as categorically false the allegations that they knowingly facilitated or assisted Mr. Epstein.”

Prior payments and ongoing investigation

Between two thousand eleven and two thousand nineteen, Indyke received more than sixteen million dollars from Epstein and related entities, and Kahn received more than ten million dollars.