Summary
New Mexico has reopened a criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch after new allegations surfaced. State prosecutors are working with an Epstein truth commission to understand the extent of possible crimes connected to the ranch. They seek access to unredacted files from federal investigators in Washington DC.
Key Facts
- New Mexico is investigating Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch after new allegations appeared in justice department files.
- State prosecutors want full access to unredacted Epstein files about the ranch.
- An Epstein truth commission began operating in New Mexico to investigate sexual abuse and trafficking allegations.
- Initial investigations in New Mexico in 2019 stopped at the request of federal prosecutors in New York.
- Jeffrey Epstein died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 and faced no charges in New Mexico.
- An anonymous email alleged Epstein ordered the burial of two foreign girls' bodies at the ranch.
- The New Mexico State Land Commission revoked Epstein's land leases in 2019 for not using the land for agricultural purposes.
- Former Texas state Senator Don Huffines now owns the Zorro Ranch.
