New Mexico Sues Epstein Advisers Seeking to Block Estate Payouts

CONTESTED: Torrez and the complaint allege Indyke and Kahn facilitated and concealed Epstein's sex-trafficking operation and should not benefit from the estate. Both men deny knowing of or taking part in any abuse. The estate is put at more than $100 million; one outlet cites about $107 million, down from roughly $578 million after Epstein's death. On Oct. 21, 2026, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a federal civil suit against Darren Indyke, Epstein's attorney for roughly two decades, and Richard Kahn, his accountant from the mid-2000s, the estate's co-executors. Torrez seeks to block payouts to them, recover money, and direct funds to survivors and state costs. At a Wednesday Albuquerque briefing with survivors Julia Molchanova and Anouska De Georgiou, Torrez said, "None of this could be done by just one man," and that the resources "rightfully belong in the hands of survivors." DOJ-released documents show the 1953 Trust designated $50 million for Indyke and $25 million for Kahn. The complaint alleges the pair received more than $16 million and more than $10 million from Epstein entities in 2011-2019, that Indyke arranged victim payments creating financial dependence, that Kahn monitored victim spending and prepared tax documents, and that cash withdrawals were structured below federal reporting thresholds. In March congressional depositions, Kahn said he never observed abuse or received a complaint; Indyke said no woman has accused him of abuse or of receiving such reports. State investigators searched the former Zorro Ranch in Stanley, N.M., in March 2026. Epstein bought the ranch in 1993 and built a 26,700-square-foot mansion with airstrip and helipad; the estate sold it in 2023 with proceeds set aside for creditors. Epstein was never charged in New Mexico.