Epstein truth commission unveils New Mexico report on abuse allegations at Zorro Ranch
More subpoenas issued looking for answers about crimes at Zorro Ranch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
The Epstein Truth Commission presented a 119-page interim report Wednesday at the Roundhouse in New Mexico, documenting allegations of abuse and activities tied to Jeffrey Epstein in the state.
“This report is the first. It’s the first time any government has documented what is known about Epstein and what he did in our state,” the commission said.
According to the report, Epstein’s Zorro Ranch employed 50 people and had an annual payroll of $7 million. The commission has issued 24 subpoenas and received over 100,000 pages of documents, with much of the information coming from Epstein’s files and other sources.
Four of the subpoenas are new, including one issued to a Santa Fe spa called Ten Thousand Waves.
“Massage therapists were recruited to the ranch through 10,000 Waves of Santa Fe spas. The ranch manager told the FBI exactly that in 2007, and before he could hand over the payment records, he received a call from the main office telling him he was no longer permitted to speak to the FBI,” the commission said.
This year, the spa addressed the allegations on social media, stating in part, “Ten Thousand Waves has never provided therapists for off-premises ‘house calls,’ no therapist under the age of 18 has ever worked at the spa,” and that it “was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in New Mexico until the suppressed investigation came to light.”
The report states that five women and girls were abused at Zorro Ranch between 1996 and 2012, but the commission believes the number is higher.
“The commission has counted at least 30 other individuals who potentially were abused in New Mexico, people we cannot yet confirm in most cases because their names are blacked out of the federal record,” the commission said.
Between 1992 and 2019, Epstein’s aircraft made 227 flights into New Mexico, with Epstein himself on 140 of those flights.
“But the most important numbers on this slide are the ones that might be missing. Eighty of those flights that we have obtained on the lists contain no passenger information at all, and roughly 26 passengers appear as female first names or initials,” the commission said.
Survivor Rachel Benavidez spoke to the commission, stating she was abused at Zorro Ranch and accusing the government of withholding evidence related to Epstein.
“They are still refusing to give it back to us. Was this, in part, an attempt to cover up evidence that could have potentially exposed political corruption and the dishonest missteps our government made in allowing him to roam free here in New Mexico unchecked?” Benavidez said.
The commission plans to release its final report by the end of the year.
