New Mexico's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Jeffrey Epstein's longtime attorney and accountant from collecting $75 million promised to them out of the late financier's estate, accusing the two men of concealing his sex trafficking operation. The filing targets Darren Indyke, who served as Epstein's personal attorney for roughly two decades, and accountant Richard Kahn, both of whom Attorney General Raúl Torrez says knew about the sexual abuse of girls and young women at Epstein's Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe.
According to The Boston Globe, Torrez's office is trying to stop the defendants from accepting further payments from Epstein's estate while the case plays out. Epstein's will set aside $50 million for Indyke and $25 million for Kahn — the exact estate allocations New Mexico is now trying to freeze, according to CNN Politics. Epstein's estate was valued at roughly $600 million at the time of his 2019 death but has shrunk to about $120 million by 2026 after years of legal claims and taxes, per the same report.
Advisers Say They Knew Nothing
Indyke and Kahn have both testified under oath, in closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee in February and March of this year, that they had no knowledge of Epstein's sexual abuse during their roughly two decades working for him. That sworn denial sits at the center of the dispute: state prosecutors allege the two men facilitated and concealed Epstein's crimes, while the advisers maintain complete ignorance of the abuse itself.
The tension isn't new. An August 4, 2026, report from the U.S. Senate Finance Committee discussed Epstein's key aides and said banks and Epstein were party to thousands of suspicious wire transfers, according to a report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. The Senate report put settlements by banks and Epstein's estate collectively at $900 million.
Zorro Ranch Probe Reopened
Torrez reopened New Mexico's criminal probe into Zorro Ranch in February after the federal release of unsealed FBI records, including a 2019 email alleging that two foreign victims were buried on the ranch grounds, per CNN Politics. The state's original 2019 criminal inquiry had been halted at the request of federal prosecutors in New York. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence following her 2021 sex trafficking conviction.
In March, New Mexico Department of Justice investigators, along with state police and local sheriff's deputies, executed an on-site search warrant at Zorro Ranch with the full cooperation of the property's current owners, according to CBS News. It marked the first time state agents had conducted a physical forensic search of the property. Hoodline previously reported that ranch staff had allegedly sent a weapons inventory, including serial numbers and photos, through Epstein's lawyer, and YouTube creators reported being shot at after trespassing on the property earlier this year.
Federal Records Fight Continues
The ranch itself changed hands in 2023, when Epstein's estate sold the 7,600-acre property to a company associated with the family of Texas politician Don Huffines. The Huffines family renamed it San Rafael Ranch. The family has stated it purchased the ranch at public auction to benefit victims and plans to establish a Christian retreat there. The ranch was instead sold, with proceeds going toward creditors.
New Mexico's fight over the estate is part of a broader pattern of legal pressure on Epstein's inner circle and finances. The U.S. Virgin Islands government also sued Epstein's estate. And in February, Epstein's estate co-executors agreed to a $35 million class-action settlement with sexual abuse victims who had accused Indyke and Kahn of facilitating the trafficking network.
New Mexico is separately locked in a legal battle with the federal government over investigative records. The state sued the U.S. Department of Justice and Blanche, alleging federal officials withheld information related to Epstein. Torrez has accused federal officials of hiding information and stonewalling the investigation, a dispute that remains unresolved as the new lawsuit against Indyke and Kahn moves forward.
