New Mexico Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch | EUROtoday

New Mexico lawmakers have launched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch over allegations of sexual abuse going down on the rural property, and issues that alleged crimes have been by no means absolutely investigated by federal and state legislation enforcement.

The state’s House of Representatives unanimously permitted laws on Monday that creates a bipartisan “truth commission,” which is able to overview allegations of abuse having taken place on the Santa Fe-area property whereas it was owned by the late intercourse offender.

The objective of the investigation, mentioned Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) in a video tackle Monday, is “to understand why the crimes that were reported to federal and state authorities were never fully investigated and to ensure that we have safeguards in place to not only hold those individuals accountable, who were complicit, but to ensure that this never happens again in our state.”

The committee is required to submit an interim report on its findings by the tip of July and a closing report by the tip of the 12 months. This closing report will element “the investigative procedures carried out by the committee, the findings and conclusions the committee made through carrying out those procedures and the committee’s recommendations,” in response to a replica of the decision.

Epstein owned the sprawling property from 1993 till his loss of life in 2019. It was then bought in 2023 by Texas businessman and former Republican state Senator Donald Huffines, who’s at present working for comptroller in Texas, a spokesperson for his household confirmed to the Santa Fe New Mexican. Huffines, who payments himself as “a courageous MAGA Republican,” by no means visited the property earlier than its buy, the spokesperson mentioned.

Several civil fits have accused Epstein of sexually assaulting ladies on the property throughout his possession, although he was by no means charged in relation to these allegations. The survivors allegedly embrace the late Virginia Giuffre, who offered photographs that she mentioned have been taken of herself on the ranch in a 2015 courtroom doc.

Stansbury known as Huffines’ buy of the property “interesting” due to his use of a Limited Liability Company to finish the sale, which allowed him to finish the acquisition anonymously. She additionally recognized Huffines’ son as working within the Trump administration.

Representatives for Huffines didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s requests for remark Tuesday.

“Now, we don’t know if these ties mean anything but what we do know is that this property is a property in which multiple survivors have reported abuse,” Stansbury mentioned, whereas detailing a few of the allegations, together with that two girls have been killed and buried on the property following a intercourse act.

New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard final week known as on federal and state legislation enforcement to analyze the general public land surrounding Epstein’s former property following the buried our bodies declare.

“I’m horrified when I learned something new, especially when I learned that state land could have been used, could have been involved in some of these monstrous activities,” Richard advised Albuquerque station KRQE.

The New Mexico Department of Justice, responding to Richard in a letter obtained by KRQE, known as the physique allegations “unsubstantiated” and mentioned extra data is required earlier than it might probably decide whether or not any additional motion is warranted.