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New Mexico sues to stop payouts to Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer, accountant
Reuters • • general
Key Points:
- New Mexico has filed a civil lawsuit to block payments from Jeffrey Epstein's estate to his lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, alleging they facilitated and concealed Epstein's sex trafficking operation.
- The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for survivors of Epstein's abuse and challenges the eligibility of Indyke and Kahn for large bequests from the $107 million estate.
- Attorney General Raul Torrez emphasized that Epstein did not act alone, and the state's action aims to hold those who enabled his crimes accountable, despite no criminal charges filed yet.
- Indyke and Kahn deny knowingly facilitating Epstein's abuse, and their lawyer criticized the lack of interviews before the lawsuit was filed.
- Survivors of Epstein's abuse praised the lawsuit as a necessary step to prevent his associates from profiting and to extend accountability beyond Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
