The bipartisan state commission tasked with investigating the crimes committed at Jefferey Epstein’s infamous “Zorro Ranch” this month released nine new subpoenas to federal and state law enforcement, governmental offices, and the Santa Fe Institute.
The massive trove of documents, logs, records, and evidence spanning decades will need to be submitted to the Truth Commission before June 30. Nine more subpoenas have been announced but haven’t been released to the public yet.
Epstein, a convicted sex offender and pedophile, conducted a human trafficking operation in various locations throughout the world, including the 7,500-acre compound 30 miles south of Santa Fe he called Zorro Ranch.
In a hearing earlier this month, survivor Annette Church shared details of her abuse at Zorro Ranch after being kidnapped and tortured.
“A tracker was placed in my tooth,” she said. “A surveillance device was placed in or on another tooth, and some kind of poison capsule or poison tooth was placed in another tooth or replaced my normal tooth. Most of these things were later removed by Epstein himself.”
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously voted to create the bipartisan commission in February.
Through a review of the available subpoenas, the commission appears to be attempting to compile a comprehensive timeline of Zorro Ranch through documents from the state government. The commission is requesting leases, licenses, permits, titles, inspections, audits, and many other kinds of documents related to the State Land Office, going back to 1993 when Epstein purchased the ranch from former Governor Bruce King (D).
The Truth Commission also sent a subpoena to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department for dispatch reports, 911 calls, warrants, victim statements, tips, and all other types of evidence related to crimes committed at Zorro Ranch. The Sheriff’s Department will also have to send the commission any interagency communications with other law enforcement agencies related to Epstein from 1993 up to the present.
The Truth Commission also subpoenaed the Governor’s Office and the New Mexico Department of Safety, requesting all communications from 2003 to 2011 between former governor Bill Richardson (D) and Epstein, as well as any Epstein associates, lobbyists, attorneys, or anyone acting on his behalf.
Additional subpoenas were sent to the New Mexico Attorney General’s office, and US Attorney’s Office in New Mexico and US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The commission is requesting a vast swath of documents related to previous investigations of Epstein’s numerous crimes. Among the files will be logs, evidence, files sent to other agencies, and non-prosecution materials.
The only subpoena sent to a non-governmental institution was for the Santa Fe Institute (SFI), a nonprofit research center. In its request for communications between SFI and Epstein’s associates, including Ghislaine Maxwell, the Truth Commission is also asking for financial records, tax documents, and donations made by Epstein, as well as information about the research he wanted to fund.
The nine other entities that have been subpoenaed include US Attorneys’ Offices for the Southern District of Florida, District of South Carolina, Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan and the Virgin Islands, as well as the New Mexico Department of Health, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Public Regulation Commission, and the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.
The Truth Commission is expected to release a report on the Epstein investigation on July 31.
