Who Is Darren Indyke? Jeffrey Epstein’s Longtime Lawyer Faces New Mexico Lawsuit Over $50 Million Payout

New Mexico has sued Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal attorney, Darren Indyke, and the financier’s accountant, Richard Kahn, seeking to block payments from Epstein’s estate and recover damages for survivors of his alleged sexual abuse. The lawsuit accuses the two men of helping facilitate and conceal Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, allegations they deny.

Indyke, who is a co-executor of Epstein’s estate, is eligible for a reported $50 million bequest under the estate arrangements, according to the complaint. Kahn is eligible for $25 million. The estate is valued at approximately $107 million.

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez announced the civil action on Wednesday, saying the case seeks to hold people accountable for allegedly helping Epstein sustain his operation. The lawsuit marks the first law enforcement action against Indyke and Kahn, according to Reuters.

Who Is Darren Indyke?

Darren Indyke was Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal attorney and remained connected to the financier’s affairs through his role as co-executor of the estate after Epstein’s death in 2019.

His position has drawn renewed scrutiny as New Mexico seeks to prevent him and Kahn from receiving payments from the estate. The state alleges that the men helped facilitate, finance and conceal Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, including activities connected to Zorro Ranch, a property about 30 miles south of Santa Fe.

The lawsuit places Indyke’s professional relationship with Epstein at the center of a broader legal question: whether people who managed a wealthy client’s affairs can be held civilly liable if they knowingly helped sustain criminal activity.

The allegations remain contested. Indyke has not been found liable in this lawsuit, and the filing does not establish that he knew about or participated in Epstein’s abuse.

What Does New Mexico’s Lawsuit Allege?

The complaint alleges that Indyke and Kahn played roles in the financial and administrative arrangements that supported Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. New Mexico is seeking to stop payments to the two men and obtain damages for survivors.

Torrez said Epstein’s death should not prevent authorities from investigating others who may have helped enable his crimes.

“Jeffrey Epstein did not operate alone, and his death does not end the pursuit of accountability for the people who helped make his crimes possible,” Torrez said at a news conference in Albuquerque.

The attorney general was joined by survivors Julia Molchanova and Anouska De Georgiou, who supported the action against the estate’s co-executors.

The lawsuit comes as New Mexico continues investigating allegations of abuse at Zorro Ranch, where Epstein was accused of abusing women and girls over nearly three decades. The state reopened the investigation in February but had not filed criminal charges related to the probe eight months later, according to Reuters.

Indyke’s Lawyer Rejects Allegations

Daniel Weiner, the attorney representing Indyke and Kahn, rejected the allegation that his clients knowingly facilitated Epstein’s abuse. He argued that the crimes occurred in private locations where the two men were not present.

“Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse,” Weiner said in a statement.

Weiner also criticized the attorney general’s office for filing the lawsuit without first attempting to interview the men.

The defense’s position underscores the central dispute in the case: whether the defendants knowingly helped facilitate or conceal Epstein’s operation, rather than whether they personally committed or witnessed sexual abuse.

Indyke and Kahn have also been named in other civil litigation involving Epstein’s estate. Those cases include a complaint filed last month seeking damages for people depicted in Epstein’s collection of child sexual abuse material, according to Reuters.

Epstein Investigation Extends Beyond His Estate

New Mexico’s lawsuit is part of a wider effort to investigate Epstein’s activities and the people who may have enabled them. The state has also sued the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to unredacted files related to the financier.

New Mexico accused the Trump administration of obstructing its investigation. The Justice Department said it had provided some files but could not release most of the requested material because of privacy protections.

The case against Indyke and Kahn also raises questions about the distribution of Epstein’s estate and whether payments to people accused of helping him should proceed while survivors pursue legal remedies.

De Georgiou, a key witness at the trial of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, welcomed the lawsuit. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking and related offenses involving a minor and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022.

“Accountability cannot end with Epstein and Maxwell; it must extend to those who knowingly made their abuse possible, especially those who stand to profit from it,” De Georgiou said.

The New Mexico case now places the estate’s proposed payments under legal scrutiny. Its outcome could help determine whether the state can establish liability against people it alleges helped sustain Epstein’s operation and secure financial remedies for survivors.