New Mexico Revives Epstein Zorro Ranch Probe

0:00On April 20th, New Mexico's Attorney General, Raúl Torres, is reviving a stalled probe into sexual abuse claims at Jeffrey Epstein's oral ranch in Santa Fe County. Survivors say they were victimized there starting in the late 1990s, and Torres vows to chase every lead while putting victims' voices. First, this push kicked off after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped millions of pages of records earlier this year. New Mexico shelved the case back in 2019 at Federal Request, but now they've searched the remote property for the first time ever, back in. March. Survivors like 52-year-old Rachel Bonavides, who says she endured abuse over 20 years ago, are speaking out for real justice. Epstein cut a controversial plea deal in Florida in 2008. Got re-arrested in 2019, then died in jail before trial, while his. Partner Galaine Maxwell sits in prison today. Investigators are now eyeing not just Epstein, but possible co-conspirators who

1:00helped cover things up. They're teaming with a new state-true commission to dig into past failures and grab unredacted federal files. As time drags on, evidence gets tougher to nail down, but Torres insists they'll keep grinding until accountability hits home for everyone involved. This has been U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with The Story.