New Mexico attorney general sues Epstein's attorney and accountant, claiming abuse cover-up at ranch

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has taken legal action against two longtime aides of Jeffrey Epstein, charging that they helped hide a sex trafficking operation run from the financier's Zorro Ranch outside Santa Fe. The defendants are attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn. Torrez wants a court to bar them from collecting anything from Epstein's estate, which is valued at over $100 million, so that the money can go to survivors instead, according to PBS NewsHour.

Torrez argued that Epstein could not have operated alone and pointed to lawyers, accountants and other handlers who have escaped accountability. Indyke, who served as Epstein's lawyer for about twenty years, and Kahn have each told Congress they were unaware of any abuse. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and the Justice Department was silent on whether it is examining the pair.

The suit follows other recent moves by the state. Torrez revived its inquiry this year and sued the Justice Department in August, alleging it was obstructing the probe; federal officials said they withheld material to protect victims' identities.

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