Police Search Epstein's New Mexico Ranch for Abuse Evidence

0:00This is Corey with The Story, keeping you informed on what's happening worldwide. You're listening to Global News Today. Police are searching Jeffrey Epstein's former ranch in New Mexico for the first time, looking for evidence of abuse at the property once called the Zorro Ranch. This comes as a state-truth commission. Probes why top Democratic politicians there kept ties with Epstein even after his 2008-6. A Fender Conviction. Epstein donated just over $160,000 to five campaigns between 2002 and 2014, often as the largest outside contributor. Key figures included former Governor Bill Richardson and former Attorney General Gary King, who met Epstein in 2010 and accepted. Donations, though King returned funds from his 2014 Governor run. Local leaders and residents are questioning why complaints of sexual abuse at the ranch went uninvestigated for years. Federal authorities even told state investigators to drop a child trafficking probe in 2019,

1:02and no searches happened before the property sold in 2023. The ranch started at 7,500 acres bought in 1993 from the family of three-time Governor Bruce King for about $3.75 million. Epstein hosted scientists, politicians, and celebrities there, but no evidence shows politicians got favors in return for his support. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torres reopened the state investigation in February, while local police review old records amid growing calls for. Accountability on institutional failures