"New Mexico has reopened an investigation into possible illegal activity at a ranch formerly owned by disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attorney General Raul Torrez made the announcement on Thursday. He referenced new information revealed in documents recently released by the United States Department of Justice. More than three and a half million government files related to Epstein were published online on January 30, in response to a law compelling their release."
"The New Mexico's office said revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination of an earlier state investigation into Epstein's Zorro Ranch, near the town of Stanley. That probe had been ended at the request of federal prosecutors in New York in 2019, the same year Epstein was arrested and charged with trafficking minors for sex. Months later, in August 2019, Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal detention facility in Manhattan,"
"New Mexico's announcement came hours after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a former prince in the United Kingdom's royal family, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest was connected to allegations that the ex-prince sent confidential government documents to Epstein. The Epstein scandal has also forced high-profile resignations in the UK government. But in the US, critics point out that no such government shake-ups have occurred following the files' release."
New Mexico reopened a probe into possible illegal activity at Epstein's Zorro Ranch after DOJ-released files revealed new information. Attorney General Raul Torrez cited documents from the Justice Department and the release of more than three and a half million government files on January 30. A prior state investigation into Zorro Ranch was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York. Epstein was arrested and charged with trafficking minors in 2019 and was found dead in August 2019 in a Manhattan federal detention cell. The release of files and related arrests have prompted renewed calls for accountability and scrutiny of Epstein’s connections.
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