Another prominent New Mexico politician has been named in the Epstein files, which have been partially released in redacted form by the U.S. Department of Justice. Deb Haaland, a former congresswoman and current gubernatorial candidate, was named in documents related to a flight coordinated by Jeffrey Epstein, according to a flight manifest downloaded by Target 7 directly from the Department of Justice’s website. The manifest shows Haaland took a flight from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (now Santa Fe Regional Airport) to Washington Dulles in 2014 with former NM Attorney General and then-gubernatorial candidate Gary King while she was running for lieutenant governor.The flight was coordinated by King and Epstein, with the client listed as JEGE LLC, a company owned by Epstein. Emails found by Target 7 reveal King requested Epstein’s private plane for a flight to a breakfast in Washington, D.C., and Epstein was reminded on September 9th of 2024, the day of the flight, that King was taking the chartered jet.On the same day of the flight, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that King promised to repay more than $30,000 in campaign funds received from Epstein, with King saying he was unaware the funds came from companies owned by him. A spokesperson for Haaland’s campaign told Target 7 Tuesday, “Jeffrey Epstein is a despicable predator who committed heinous crimes and Deb strongly supports a full investigation into the crimes committed both in New Mexico and abroad. Deb never had any interaction with him and the way in which the plane was chartered was never communicated to her.” The campaign added that King paid for the flight. King also did not choose Haaland as his running mate, as lieutenant governor candidates run separately from gubernatorial candidates in New Mexico party primaries.Gary King’s father, former NM Governor Bruce King, sold private land to Epstein that was used to build Zorro Ranch in rural Santa Fe County. Efforts to reach Gary King for comment by both phone and email have been unsuccessful.
Another prominent New Mexico politician has been named in the Epstein files, which have been partially released in redacted form by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Deb Haaland, a former congresswoman and current gubernatorial candidate, was named in documents related to a flight coordinated by Jeffrey Epstein, according to a flight manifest downloaded by Target 7 directly from the Department of Justice’s website.
The manifest shows Haaland took a flight from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (now Santa Fe Regional Airport) to Washington Dulles in 2014 with former NM Attorney General and then-gubernatorial candidate Gary King while she was running for lieutenant governor.
The flight was coordinated by King and Epstein, with the client listed as JEGE LLC, a company owned by Epstein. Emails found by Target 7 reveal King requested Epstein’s private plane for a flight to a breakfast in Washington, D.C., and Epstein was reminded on September 9th of 2024, the day of the flight, that King was taking the chartered jet.
On the same day of the flight, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that King promised to repay more than $30,000 in campaign funds received from Epstein, with King saying he was unaware the funds came from companies owned by him.
A spokesperson for Haaland’s campaign told Target 7 Tuesday, “Jeffrey Epstein is a despicable predator who committed heinous crimes and Deb strongly supports a full investigation into the crimes committed both in New Mexico and abroad. Deb never had any interaction with him and the way in which the plane was chartered was never communicated to her.” The campaign added that King paid for the flight.
King also did not choose Haaland as his running mate, as lieutenant governor candidates run separately from gubernatorial candidates in New Mexico party primaries.
Gary King’s father, former NM Governor Bruce King, sold private land to Epstein that was used to build Zorro Ranch in rural Santa Fe County.
Efforts to reach Gary King for comment by both phone and email have been unsuccessful.
