New Mexico state Republican Reps. Rebecca Dow and Stefani Lord are calling for a broader investigation into the activities had at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
In a letter to New Mexico Truth Commission Chair Andrea Romero, the lawmakers wrote that while the investigation “into the specific acts and individuals connected to that property is critically important, [w]e believe the Commission has a unique and necessary opportunity to examine the systemic actions that allowed such activity to occur within our state.” The letter urges the Commission to include in its investigation the “institutional, legal, and procedural failures that may have contributed to an environment in which misconduct could persist without sufficient scrutiny or intervention.”
The lawmakers state that the Commission should examine if there have been any proposed measures that “may have required individuals such as Jeffrey Epstein” to register as a sex offender in the state, as well as conduct an assessment of law enforcement actions surrounding Zorro Ranch, and if these were “delayed, curtailed, or discontinued.”
The recently established truth commission is tasked with investigating “allegations of criminal activity and public corruption” in order to secure information dictating whether legislation or other action is needed.
Under the direction of Attorney General Torrez, the New Mexico Department of Justice has conducted searches of the “Zorro Ranch property previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein, with the New Mexico State Police and Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office providing assistance,” the state’s Department of Justice said in a news release. “This search is part of the criminal investigation announced by the New Mexico Department of Justice on February 19th into allegations of illegal activity at Epstein’s ranch prior to Epstein’s 2019 death.”
