New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has accused Jeffrey Epstein’s former attorney and accountant of helping cover up an alleged sex-trafficking operation at the financier’s Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe.
A lawsuit filed by Mr Torrez seeks to prevent Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, who served as co-executors of Epstein’s estate, from receiving payments from the late financier’s fortune.
The two men have previously maintained that they were unaware of Epstein’s crimes. Mr Torrez said the alleged operation could not have been carried out by one person alone.
“None of this could be done by just one man,” he said. “This was something that was facilitated, that was made possible by handlers, by lawyers, by accountants, by others who have yet to face real consequences.”
Mr Torrez added that the estate’s substantial funds “belong in the hands of survivors”.
The lawsuit follows an FBI investigation into Indyke and Kahn. Their lawyer, Daniel Ruzumna, confirmed the inquiry last month.
Mr Ruzumna said at the time that, despite the investigation, Indyke and Kahn had not been implicated in probes in 2018 and 2019. They are also named as co-defendants in a lawsuit brought by a woman identified as Jane Doe against Epstein’s estate.
Mr Ruzumna has been approached for comment on the New Mexico allegations but has not responded.
