{"id":68490,"date":"2026-03-09T09:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/investigators-are-finally-looking-into-jeffrey-epsteins-new-mexico-ranch-they-may-be-too-late\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:05:27","slug":"investigators-are-finally-looking-into-jeffrey-epsteins-new-mexico-ranch-they-may-be-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/investigators-are-finally-looking-into-jeffrey-epsteins-new-mexico-ranch-they-may-be-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators are finally looking into Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s New Mexico ranch. They may be too late"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal authorities apparently never searched the property, but now state authorities will reopen a 2019 investigation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jan\/10\/jeffrey-epstein-decade-scandal-prince-andrew\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/jul\/08\/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-charges-court\">arrested<\/a> on 6 July 2019 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/jul\/08\/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-charges-court\">sex trafficking<\/a> teenagers, New York federal prosecutors said the ultra-wealthy predator \u201cexploited and abused dozens of underage girls\u201d in Manhattan and Palm Beach \u201camong other locations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One of those other locations was the late financier\u2019s sprawling New Mexico property. Epstein\u2019s so-called Zorro Ranch came into sharper relief after his 10 August 2019 death in jail awaiting trial, with criminal and civil proceedings revealing that numerous alleged abuses unfolded there. But Zorro Ranch did not receive the same scrutiny as Epstein\u2019s other properties: an 8 February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/08\/epstein-files-new-mexico-ranch\">Guardian investigation<\/a> revealed that federal authorities apparently never searched the property.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/09\/jeffrey-epstein-new-mexico-ranch\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal authorities apparently never searched the property, but now state authorities will reopen a 2019 investigation Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox When Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on 6 July 2019 for sex trafficking teenagers, New York federal prosecutors said the ultra-wealthy predator \u201cexploited and abused &#8230; <a title=\"Investigators are finally looking into Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s New Mexico ranch. 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