duckduckgo news | New Mexico lawmakers to blast out subpoenas in Epstein investigation

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New Mexico lawmakers announced that the bipartisan New Mexico Truth Commission will issue subpoenas to 14 federal, state, local and private entities—including the U.S. Justice Department, FBI, state law‑enforcement agencies, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase and the Santa Fe Institute—to obtain documents about Jeffrey Epstein’s former 10,000‑acre ranch near Santa Fe. The commission, funded by a settlement with Epstein’s banks, aims to create a complete public record of what occurred on the property, name those responsible, and refer any prosecutable evidence to the appropriate authorities. Although Epstein was never charged in New Mexico, at least ten women allege that he groomed or abused them at the ranch from the mid‑1990s onward, and the investigation will also explore alleged financial, medical, scientific and other crimes. Survivors’ testimonies will guide the inquiry, which could lead to recommendations for changes to state laws to close gaps that previously prevented prosecution.

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qwant news | Epstein survivor says it's not too late to expose what happened at his New Mexico ranch

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Rachel Benavidez, a former massage therapist who was sexually abused at Jeffrey Epstein’s isolated Zorro Ranch in New Mexico during the late 1990s, says it is not too late to expose the people who enabled his crimes and hold them accountable. She recounts being lured with promises of money and career help, then subjected to non‑consensual massages, forced sexual acts and rape, experiences shared by at least ten other women who say they were groomed at the gated compound. Although Epstein died in 2019 and his chief accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is imprisoned, Benavidez is cooperating with a new investigation launched by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who has pledged to follow every lead, obtain unredacted Justice Department files, and center victims’ voices. The state’s probe follows years of missed opportunities and limited coordination between federal and state prosecutors, and aims to uncover any co‑conspirators who turned a blind eye to the abuse. Benavidez, now a hospice nurse, continues to speak out so that the truth can emerge and justice can be pursued for the survivors of Zorro Ranch.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/epstein-files-zorro-ranch-new-mexico-survivor-alleged-sexual-abuse-rcna266917

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