Overview
- Public records tie the 2023 purchase to San Rafael Ranch LLC, formed weeks before the sale, with filings listing members of the Huffines family and showing the property’s name and address were changed in 2024.
- Huffines’ campaign says the family bought the property at a public auction and that proceeds benefited Epstein’s victims, while an attorney for Epstein’s estate has said sale proceeds went to administration and creditors.
- The Santa Fe County assessor reduced the ranch’s 2023 valuation from $21.1 million to $13.4 million after the purchasing LLC cited the site’s notoriety in a tax protest.
- DOJ-released materials include extensive references to alleged abuse at the ranch and an unverified email alleging two girls were buried nearby; New Mexico’s Department of Justice says the claim is unsubstantiated and is seeking original records for review.
- Texas Republicans and anti-trafficking activists are pressing Huffines for transparency and access for investigators, as New Mexico officials push for forensic searches and a House ‘truth commission,’ with a hearing scheduled.