New Mexico And The Epstein Related Lawsuit Filed Against The DOJ (Part 2) (10/16/26)
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice on August 5, 2026, accusing the federal government of obstructing the state’s renewed criminal investigation into alleged abuse, trafficking and other crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The lawsuit seeks access to unredacted federal investigative files that New Mexico says are necessary to identify victims, witnesses and possible co-conspirators tied to Epstein’s activities in the state. Torrez argues that DOJ’s refusal to turn over the material violates the Administrative Procedure Act and interferes with New Mexico’s sovereign authority to investigate crimes committed within its borders. The state has said the federal files contain substantial information about Zorro Ranch and that publicly released Epstein records already include thousands of references to New Mexico and the property. The lawsuit also rests on New Mexico’s claim that federal prosecutors effectively told state investigators to stand down in 2019 while the Southern District of New York pursued its own Epstein investigation, with an understanding that relevant information would later be shared. According to former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, that information was never provided, and the state says repeated requests in 2026 produced little of investigative value, including a 31-page production made up largely of already-public or heavily redacted material. New Mexico is asking a federal court to declare DOJ’s refusal unlawful and order the department to provide access to the unredacted records, arguing that the continued withholding has directly hampered an active criminal investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch and who, beyond Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, may have been involved. to contact me: [email protected] source: gov.uscourts.dcd.295266.1.0.pdf Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.