New Mexico reopens probe of alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
PBS • • nation
Key Points:
- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has reopened an investigation into alleged illegal activities at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch following new information from the U.S. Department of Justice.
- The state's initial investigation was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors, but newly revealed FBI files have prompted further examination by New Mexico authorities.
- Special agents and prosecutors will seek access to the full federal case file and collaborate with law enforcement and a newly established bipartisan truth commission investigating potential sexual abuse and sex trafficking at the ranch.
- The truth commission also aims to explore why Epstein was not registered as a sex offender after his 2008 conviction and whether public officials were involved in any corruption.
- Epstein's Zorro Ranch, purchased in 199
