yahoo news | Top US prosecutor exposed for hidden Epstein ties as abuse report stalled:...

**Top U.S. attorney John J. Kelly, who served as the chief federal prosecutor for New Mexico from 1993 to 2000, was revealed to have undisclosed ties to Jeffrey Epstein.** A 2024 interview with KOAT‑TV showed Kelly shrugging off questions about his name appearing in Epstein’s infamous “little black book,” saying he had “no clue” and directing the reporter to ask Epstein himself. However, newly released Justice Department documents indicate that Kelly acted as Epstein’s power of attorney in early 1993 to facilitate the purchase of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, a transaction that occurred just months before Kelly assumed his top‑law‑enforcement role.

**The revelation contradicts Kelly’s earlier claim of barely knowing Epstein and raises questions about a stalled abuse report.** Journalist Alisa Valdes‑Rodriguez, reporting on her Substack “Alisa Writes,” noted that during Kelly’s tenure a 16‑year‑old survivor, Annie Farmer, filed an FBI report alleging sexual abuse by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Zorro Ranch. Although protocol required the report to be forwarded to the U.S. attorney’s office, no federal investigation was ever opened, a lapse that Valdes‑Rodriguez suggests may be linked to Kelly’s hidden relationship with Epstein.

**Kelly has not been charged and has declined to comment on the new findings.** The story underscores lingering concerns about how high‑level prosecutors handle allegations involving powerful figures and highlights the broader issue of accountability for officials whose undisclosed connections may impede justice.

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