New Mexico’s attorney general files a civil lawsuit accusing Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime attorney, Darren Indyke, and accountant, Richard Kahn, of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s sex trafficking. The suit targets them both personally and in their roles as co-executors of Epstein’s estate, and asks the court to stop them from receiving payments while related litigation proceeds.

Outlets broadly describe the allegations as an abuse cover-up tied to Epstein’s remote “Zorro Ranch,” where young women and girls were allegedly harmed. Some reporting emphasizes that the lawsuit seeks to halt compensation from the estate, which multiple outlets describe as being worth more than $100 million. Other coverage adds that the scrutiny on Indyke and Kahn is intensifying, including references to possible Justice Department interest.

While the framing varies—some stories focus on the nature of the alleged “facilitating and concealing” conduct, others spotlight the payment attempt—coverage is largely consistent about who is being sued and the central purpose of the case.