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Mexico AG Suits DOJ Over Zorro Ranch Probe Blockage

8/7/2026

Summary

Story summary

Mexico AG Raúl Torrez sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ in D.C. August 5, 2026.
Torrez alleges the DOJ stonewalled the Zorro Ranch sex-crime probe and seeks unredacted files after ten requests and a July 31 deadline.
The DOJ said court orders bar carte blanche victim-identifying disclosure but will assist within legal limits.
Blanche’s nomination cleared the Senate committee.
The $27.5 million Zorro Ranch sold in 2023 to a Don Huffines-linked entity.

History

Historical Context

The 1984 Victims of Crime Act gave the DOJ authority to aid victims and created the Crime Victims Fund, which held nearly $9 billion by 2013. It built on a 1970s victims-rights surge and the 1982 Reagan task-force report. Now Mexico’s attorney general Raúl Torrez accuses Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ of ignoring the VOCA disclosure rule in the Zorro Ranch case.

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Story summary

Mexico AG Raúl Torrez sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ in D.C. August 5, 2026.
Torrez alleges the DOJ stonewalled the Zorro Ranch sex-crime probe and seeks unredacted files after ten requests and a July 31 deadline.
The DOJ said court orders bar carte blanche victim-identifying disclosure but will assist within legal limits.
Blanche’s nomination cleared the Senate committee.
The $27.5 million Zorro Ranch sold in 2023 to a Don Huffines-linked entity.

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