The Paper Trail Begins: New Mexico's Epstein Truth Commission Receives Subpoenaed Records (7/3/26)

Subpoenaed records have now begun arriving for New Mexico’s Epstein Truth Commission, marking the point where the investigation moves from public promises and subpoena announcements into actual document review. The commission was created to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s activities at Zorro Ranch near Stanley, New Mexico, and to examine the institutional failures that allowed alleged abuse and trafficking connected to the ranch to go unanswered for decades. The commission has subpoena power, a $2 million budget, and a mandate to look at law enforcement inaction, financial ties, government records, and who may have known about or enabled Epstein’s conduct in New Mexico.The records being sought include material from state agencies, law enforcement, financial institutions, Epstein-linked entities, and organizations with ties to him, including the Santa Fe Institute. Earlier subpoena batches targeted records involving Zorro Ranch, Epstein’s estate, the FBI, DOJ, U.S. Attorney’s offices, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, New Mexico agencies, the governor’s office, the State Land Office, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, and others. The significance is that this could finally force a paper trail into the open: real estate records, police reports, investigative files, correspondence, donations, financial transactions, and communications tied to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. For survivors, the key question is still whether this commission will expose why New Mexico was treated like an afterthought for so long, despite years of allegations surrounding Zorro Ranch.to contact me:[email protected]:Subpoenaed materials start flowing to Epstein 'truth commission' | Local News | santafenewmexican.com