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NM AG Accuses DOJ of Blocking Epstein Zorro Ranch Records

7/10/2026

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Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleges the Justice Department is obstructing New Mexico’s Epstein probe by withholding unredacted Zorro Ranch records.
He says the department ignored five requests for the original documents, which contain names of survivors, witnesses and alleged co-conspirators that could aid prosecution.
Federal investigators missed the ranch in 2019 after assuming control, prompting officials to claim the Justice Department failed to conduct a thorough search.

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Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleges the Justice Department is obstructing New Mexico’s Epstein probe by withholding unredacted Zorro Ranch records.
He says the department ignored five requests for the original documents, which contain names of survivors, witnesses and alleged co-conspirators that could aid prosecution.
Federal investigators missed the ranch in 2019 after assuming control, prompting officials to claim the Justice Department failed to conduct a thorough search.