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New Mexico's Lawsuit Filed Against Epstein Executors Darren Indyke And Richard Kahn (Part 1) (10/22/26) · The Vault: The Epstein Files

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  Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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  Speaker 1: Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to start taking
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  Speaker 1: a look at the lawsuit filed by the state of
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  Speaker 1: New Mexico against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Case number 126-CV-03543.
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  Speaker 1: State of New Mexico, Plaintiff. First, Darren K. Indyke, in
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  Speaker 1: his individual capacity and his capacity as the executor for
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  Speaker 1: the estate, of Jeffrey E. Epstein, an administrator of the
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  Speaker 1: 1953 Trust, Richard Kahn in his individual capacity and his
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  Speaker 1: capacity as the executor for the estate of Jeffrey Epstein
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  Speaker 1: and the administrator of the 1953 Trust, estate of Jeffrey E.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein and the 1953 Trust. Jury trial demanded. The state
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  Speaker 1: of New Mexico, by and through its Attorney General, Raul Torres,
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  Speaker 1: files this action to ensure the defendants, Darren K. Indyke,
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  Speaker 1: and Richard D. Kahn, who facilitated and concealed Jeffrey Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: sexual abuse and human trafficking during his life, do not
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  Speaker 1: profit after his death from the illegal activity that they
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  Speaker 1: enabled and furthered. Through this action, the state seeks to
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  Speaker 1: hold these individuals accountable to the fullest extent possible, and
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  Speaker 1: to ensure that Epstein's assets are distributed to the survivors
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  Speaker 1: of his horrific crimes. Introduction For decades, Jeffrey Epstein groomed
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  Speaker 1: sexually abused and trafficked hundreds of vulnerable girls and young women,
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  Speaker 1: both for his own gratification and to expand his wealth
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  Speaker 1: and social influence by making them available to other powerful men.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein's abuses were aided, abetted, and enabled by a number
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  Speaker 1: of others, including his longtime personal attorney, defendant Darren K. Indyke,
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  Speaker 1: and his longtime accountant, defendant Richard D. Kahn. By the
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  Speaker 1: time of his death, Epstein was the center of of
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  Speaker 1: an informal network of associates bound together by a single purpose,
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  Speaker 1: knowingly facilitating and concealing the decades-long criminal conduct to preserve
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  Speaker 1: and grow Epstein's fortunes and influence. Those who helped Epstein
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  Speaker 1: in his exploits included official employees of Epstein, or his
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  Speaker 1: various corporate entities, such as several personal assistants, household staff, pilots,
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  Speaker 1: his lawyer, defendant Indyk, and his accountant, defendant Kahn, as
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  Speaker 1: well as social and or business connections such as the
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  Speaker 1: confidant and co-abuser Glenn Maxwell, and the late model agency
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  Speaker 1: founder and accused trafficker Jean-Luc Brunel. Epstein, with the help
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  Speaker 1: of his associates, trafficked isolated and abused survivors at alluring
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  Speaker 1: locations including Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, a remote
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  Speaker 1: and sprawling estate that served as one site for almost
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  Speaker 1: 20 years. In exchange for furthering Epstein's criminal project and
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  Speaker 1: remaining silent about it, His associates received generous salaries, access
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  Speaker 1: to elite social circles, and lavish gifts, including being named
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  Speaker 1: beneficiaries of his multi-million dollar estate. These associates with Epstein,
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  Speaker 1: at its core, constitute what's referred to herein as the
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  Speaker 1: Epstein Enterprise. Indyk served as Epstein's personal lawyer and part
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  Speaker 1: of the Epstein Enterprise for over two decades, from approximately
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  Speaker 1: 1995 or 1996 until Epstein's death on August 10, 2019.
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  Speaker 1: In fact, in a 2009 hearing in the U.S. Virgin Islands,
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  Speaker 1: subsequent to Epstein's guilty plea for sexual offense in Florida,
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  Speaker 1: Indyk described Epstein as a kind of my mentor for
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  Speaker 1: whom Indyk had been working as an attorney, advisor, and
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  Speaker 1: personal representative for over 20 years now. Indyk was deeply
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  Speaker 1: embedded in Epstein's affairs well beyond official responsibilities as legal counsel.
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  Speaker 1: Among the various roles Indyk played for Epstein, he served
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  Speaker 1: as an officer and director for on numerous Epstein-related corporate
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  Speaker 1: entities and foundations, as a trustee of Epstein-related trusts, including
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  Speaker 1: the trust that is the beneficiary of Epstein's estate, and
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  Speaker 1: as a facilitator of Epstein's sex trafficking and sexual abuse,
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  Speaker 1: arranging payments to survivors to purchase their silence and leave
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  Speaker 1: them indebted to Epstein. Indyk benefited substantially and personally from
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  Speaker 1: his work enabling Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking. Indyk received
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  Speaker 1: financial compensation and other benefits, including more than $ 16 million
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  Speaker 1: from Epstein and Epstein-related entities over the period from 2011
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  Speaker 1: to 2019, a loan of $ 7 million from Epstein that
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  Speaker 1: was never repaid, financial assistance from Epstein to purchase homes
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  Speaker 1: in New Jersey and Boca Raton, Florida, and coverage for
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  Speaker 1: multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization. Kahn served as Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: in-house accountant for over a decade, from approximately 2005 or 2006,
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  Speaker 1: until Epstein's death. And during that time, he too furthered
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  Speaker 1: and concealed Epstein's criminal operation. Like Indyk, Kahn served as
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  Speaker 1: an officer and director of numerous Epstein-related corporate entities and foundations,
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  Speaker 1: as a trustee of Epstein-related trusts, including the trust that
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  Speaker 1: is the beneficiary of Epstein's estate, and as a facilitator
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  Speaker 1: of Epstein's sex trafficking and sexual abuse. In that role,
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  Speaker 1: he provided Epstein cash and handled costs for expenses such
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  Speaker 1: as Victoria's Secret lingerie, haircuts at the high end Frederick Fakai,
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  Speaker 1: and doctor's visits. Kahn additionally monitored the spending of Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: survivors and even prepared tax returns for some. When bank
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  Speaker 1: compliance officers questioned Epstein's payments of tuition for young women,
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  Speaker 1: Kahn vouched for Epstein. Kahn stated publicly that gifts made
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  Speaker 1: to women were a very small fraction of Epstein's spending,
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  Speaker 1: and he did not see them as red flags for
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  Speaker 1: abuse or trafficking. Kahn benefited substantially and personally from his
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  Speaker 1: association with Epstein, receiving financial compensation and other benefits, including
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  Speaker 1: more than $ 10 million from Epstein and Epstein-related entities over
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  Speaker 1: the period from 2011 to 2019, and payment of $ 4. 9
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  Speaker 1: million from Epstein JPMorgan Chase accounts to Kahn's company, HBRK Associates,
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  Speaker 1: for the period from approximately 2005 to approximately 2013. Indyk
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  Speaker 1: and Kahn are both now co-executors of Epstein's estate. The estate,
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  Speaker 1: or the Epstein estate, both beneficiaries of the 1953 trust,
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  Speaker 1: which inherits the assets of the Epstein estate, and together
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  Speaker 1: with two current trustees of the 1953 trust. The Epstein
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  Speaker 1: estate remains under the administration of Indyk and Kahn while
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  Speaker 1: the probate case is managed in the Superior Court of
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. Virgin Islands. As beneficiaries, Indyk and Kahn are
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  Speaker 1: respectively eligible for bequests of $ 50 million and $ 25 million
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  Speaker 1: from the estate, which is currently valued at over $ 107 million.
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  Speaker 1: The Attorney General brings this action, parens patriae, to enforce
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  Speaker 1: the laws of New Mexico. to assure its residents that
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  Speaker 1: the New Mexico Department of Justice will act to protect
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  Speaker 1: them from the harmful effects of criminal sex trafficking enterprises
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  Speaker 1: flourishing in the state, particularly given the attempts at sex
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  Speaker 1: trafficking in New Mexico might well reoccur, to ensure that
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  Speaker 1: participants in human trafficking are unable to profit from the
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  Speaker 1: criminal enterprise, and to recover damages for survivors victimized by
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  Speaker 1: the Epstein enterprise in New Mexico. Jurisdiction and Venue The
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  Speaker 1: court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to U.S. Code 28,
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  Speaker 1: Section 1331 and 1367. This court has personal jurisdiction over
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  Speaker 1: each defendant pursuant to N.M. Statute Section 38-116, 1971, because
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  Speaker 1: defendants engaged in conduct in New Mexico through their participation
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  Speaker 1: in business, financial transactions, and accounts registered, held, and operated
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  Speaker 1: in New Mexico, and by filing documents with the state,
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  Speaker 1: of New Mexico. More specifically described in further detail, defendant
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  Speaker 1: Indyke served as secretary of Zorro Development Corporation, which was
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  Speaker 1: registered at Zorro Ranch's address, and was a signatory on
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  Speaker 1: its bank account from December 20, 2016 through July 8, 2019.
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  Speaker 1: Defendant Kahn served as treasurer and director of Cypress Incorporated,
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  Speaker 1: which held title to Zorro Ranch, the site of criminal
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  Speaker 1: activity described herein. Defendants thereby purposefully direct and or directed
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  Speaker 1: their actions toward the state of New Mexico, where Zorro
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  Speaker 1: Ranch served as a hub for the criminal enterprise. Venue
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  Speaker 1: is proper under U.S. Code 28, Section 1391B2. Venue is
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  Speaker 1: proper in this district because a substantial part of the
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  Speaker 1: conduct giving rise to the state's claims occurred in this district.
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  Speaker 1: It is the location where a plaintiff is situated, and
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  Speaker 1: because the defendants transact or transacted business In this district,
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  Speaker 1: the parties. Plaintiff's State of New Mexico is a sovereign
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  Speaker 1: state of the United States. The Attorney General of New
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  Speaker 1: Mexico brings this action on behalf of the State of
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  Speaker 1: New Mexico. Pursuant to his authority under Intra Elea N.M.
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  Speaker 1: Statute Section 8-51-217-1933, the New Mexico Racketeering Act Statute 30-426,
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  Speaker 1: the Trafficking Victims Protection Act U.S. Code 18 Section 1591-1595,
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  Speaker 1: and his parents' patriae authority to enforce the laws of
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  Speaker 1: New Mexico and protect the public interest, safety, health, and
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  Speaker 1: well-being of persons in New Mexico. Defendant Indyke is named
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  Speaker 1: in his individual capacity as a person associated, in fact,
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  Speaker 1: with the Epstein Enterprise, and is additionally named in his
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  Speaker 1: capacity as executor for the Epstein estate and administrator of
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  Speaker 1: the 1953 Trust. Defendant Kahn is named in his individual
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  Speaker 1: capacity as a person associated, in fact, with the Epstein
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  Speaker 1: enterprise and additionally named in his capacity as executor for
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  Speaker 1: the Epstein estate and administrator of the 1953 Trust. Defendant
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  Speaker 1: estate of Jeffrey Epstein was established upon Epstein's death and
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  Speaker 1: serves as the vehicle for through which civil claims may
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  Speaker 1: be brought against Epstein after his death for legal liabilities
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  Speaker 1: related to sexual abuse, trafficking, and kidnapping, as alleged herein.
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  Speaker 1: Defendant the 1953 Trust, or 53 Trust, was established by
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  Speaker 1: Epstein on January 18, 2019. Epstein amended and restated the
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  Speaker 1: Trust most recently on August 8, 2019, two days before
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  Speaker 1: his death. Pursuant to the last will and testament of
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  Speaker 1: Jeffrey E. Epstein, Also dated August 8, 2019, Epstein gave
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  Speaker 1: all of his property, real and personal, wherever situated, following
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  Speaker 1: payments and distributions for estate expenses to the 1953 Trust. Thus,
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  Speaker 1: the Trust is named as a defendant not because it
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  Speaker 1: engaged in racketeering activity or violations of the TVPA, but
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  Speaker 1: because it holds the assets of the estate through which
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  Speaker 1: the state seeks to satisfy any relief granted. pursuant to
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  Speaker 1: NM statute section 3042.6 C and D. All right, folks,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to wrap up episode one right here. And
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  Speaker 1: in the next episode, we're going to pick up with
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  Speaker 1: the factual allegations. All the information that goes with this
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  Speaker 1: episode can be found in the description box.