Overview
- New Mexico’s Department of Justice reopened a criminal investigation and conducted a cooperative search of the former Zorro Ranch, now San Rafael Ranch, owned by Texas businessman Don Huffines.
- House Oversight Chair James Comer said the Department of Justice told New Mexico to stand down in 2019, while released federal emails indicate the ranch was not searched during earlier probes.
- State lawmakers formed a bipartisan Truth Commission with subpoena power and a $2 million budget to build a public record, with an interim report expected in July.
- Files released by the DOJ include an anonymous 2019 email alleging two girls were buried near the ranch; the claim remains unverified, though the FBI received the tip at the time.
- Comer said the Oversight Committee plans to seek testimony from former Metropolitan Correctional Center guard Tova Noel, and members of Congress note the DOJ has publicly posted about 3.5 million of roughly 6 million Epstein-related records.