New Mexico sues US Justice Department for impeding Epstein probe
Summary
New Mexico’s Attorney General Raul Torrez has sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for not sharing important documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s activities at Zorro Ranch. The state says this is blocking its investigation into Epstein’s crimes, while the DOJ says privacy laws prevent them from releasing the full documents.Key Facts
- New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the DOJ and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for blocking access to Epstein-related files.
- Attorney General Torrez wants unredacted materials to help investigate Epstein’s actions at Zorro Ranch, his former property in New Mexico.
- The DOJ says it cannot share some documents due to federal privacy laws.
- Epstein owned Zorro Ranch from 1993 until his death in 2019; he was accused of running a sex-trafficking ring involving hundreds of victims.
- Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein survivor who died in 2025, said crimes happened at Zorro Ranch.
- FBI received an anonymous tip about possible abuse and bodies buried on the ranch, but the claim is not confirmed.
- New Mexico started investigating the ranch in early 2019 but paused after the DOJ asked the state to hand over any information to federal investigators.
- Zorro Ranch was sold in 2023 to businessman Don Huffines; the DOJ never searched or seized the property during its investigation.
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