DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files
State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranchThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) appeared to ignore a Friday deadline set by Raúl Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, to share information about the abuse of girls at a remote ranch formerly owned by the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Torrez’s office asked the DoJ in February for unredacted files after he reopened a dormant criminal investigation into activities at Zorro ranch, a remote 10,000-acre property in desert scrub outside New Mexico.
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The attorney general of New Mexico set a 31 July deadline for the US Department of Justice to give him documents about abuse at a ranch once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. The ranch, called Zorro, is a large property in the desert outside New Mexico. The state reopened a criminal investigation into what happened there and asked for unredacted files in February. The Department of Justice did not send the files by the deadline, so it appears to have ignored the request.
Why it matters
The case involves serious allegations of sexual abuse of girls, which many people care about. How the federal government responds can affect trust in justice and whether victims get answers.
- What did the New Mexico attorney general ask for?
- He asked the US Department of Justice for unredacted files about abuse at the Epstein-owned Zorro ranch.
- What was the deadline?
- The deadline was 31 July.
- Did the Department of Justice meet the deadline?
- No, it did not send the files by the deadline.
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DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files
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