New Mexico's attorney general finally sued the men who kept Jeffrey Epstein's operation liquid and legally shielded — but chasing two fixers is cold comfort while the prosecutors, politicians, and press who looked the other way for decades still walk free.
AG Raúl Torrez filed suit Wednesday against Epstein's longtime attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, accusing them of having "facilitated and concealed" Epstein's sex trafficking. The civil complaint, filed in federal court, seeks to block both men from collecting payouts from Epstein's estate — valued at more than $107 million — while the case plays out. According to CNBC, Indyke stands to collect a $50 million bequest and Kahn $25 million from the 1953 Trust. Between 2011 and 2019 alone, Indyke pulled in over $16 million from Epstein and related entities; Kahn took more than $10 million.
Follow the money and the picture is ugly. These men weren't just professionals billing hourly — they were embedded in Epstein's financial architecture, named as co-executors of his estate, administrators of his trust, and beneficiaries of his fortune. The lawsuit alleges they received "generous salaries, access to elite social circles, and lavish gifts" in exchange for "furthering Epstein's criminal project and remaining silent about it."
Indyke and Kahn deny everything. In a statement, they said they "emphatically reject" the allegations and insisted that "not a single woman has ever accused" them of committing or witnessing abuse. They claimed the AG never even bothered to interview them before filing — which, if true, raises its own questions about whether this lawsuit is about justice or press conferences.
But here's what both The Guardian and CNBC bury: this is the narrowest possible version of accountability. Torrez said Wednesday that "Epstein did not operate alone" — no kidding. Yet the only people facing any consequences are the accountant and the lawyer. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has opened an investigation into Indyke and Kahn. Notice who's never investigated: SDNY itself, which gave Epstein his obscene 2008 plea deal. No criminal charges have been filed in New Mexico's probe.
The estate already agreed in February to pay up to $35 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing Indyke and Kahn of aiding and abetting Epstein's trafficking — with no admission of misconduct. Pay the money, walk away, nobody admits anything. That's not accountability. That's a transaction.
Where are the prosecutors who let Epstein off? The politicians who flew on his planes? The press that spiked stories? The intelligence connections that swarmed around him? A trafficking operation that spanned continents and decades doesn't survive because an attorney drafted quiet NDAs and an accountant moved funds. It survives because powerful people — in government, in media, in law enforcement — chose to let it survive.
Suing the help is a start. But until someone follows this protection racket all the way up, the real accomplices keep their titles, their pensions, and their Sunday talk show slots.
