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SANTA FE 鈥� Despite being a convicted sex offender under a 2008 plea deal, Jeffrey Epstein was able to largely avoid scrutiny from New Mexico law enforcement agencies during the 20-plus years he owned a sprawling ranch in the state. 

While part of that was due to built-in secrecy protocols at his Zorro Ranch, a released Wednesday by a legislative truth-finding commission also cited several instances of what the panel鈥檚 chairwoman described as 鈥減referential treatment.鈥� 

That includes Epstein avoiding having to register as a sex offender in New Mexico due to a loophole in state law and no evidence of law enforcement agents having searched his Zorro Ranch for firearms, which he would not have been legally allowed to possess as a convicted felon.

Such an investigation could have also led to sex trafficking evidence being uncovered, according to the report.

鈥淲hat we鈥檝e seen is there may have been preferential treatment to Epstein as he came and went to New Mexico,鈥� Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, the chairwoman of the four-member truth commission, told reporters after a Wednesday hearing.

The interim report marked the first summary of the truth-finding commission鈥檚 work. The panel was established during this year鈥檚 30-day legislative session and is tasked with investigating Epstein鈥檚 legacy in New Mexico. A final report to all members of the House is due by the end of the year, though it鈥檚 possible the commission鈥檚 work could be extended.

Romero and other commission members acknowledged Wednesday many of the Epstein-related findings included in the interim report had already been made public, either through release by federal officials or by published news reports.

But some of the conclusions appeared to be new, such as the commission鈥檚 estimate that at least 30 individuals were sexually abused by Epstein or his associates in New Mexico. That figure was based on discussions with survivors who have come forward, along with released files.

While Epstein鈥檚 criminal record was well known in New Mexico before his death by suicide in 2019, he never faced criminal charges in the state.

That was likely due in large part to the remote location of his sprawling Zorro Ranch, which had a $7 million-per-year staff payroll and required employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, Romero said.

鈥淭he system was built for privacy and it worked for 26 years,鈥� she said during Wednesday鈥檚 hearing.

Status of subpoenas 

Since its creation, the commission has issued 20 subpoenas to financial institutions, state agencies and federal agencies. Of that total, only 11 subpoenas have been met with full compliance, Romero said.

Two agencies 鈥� the state Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office for New Mexico 鈥� have partially complied, while the remaining seven agencies have either not responded or refused to comply, according to the report.

Among the agencies that have not responded to a subpoena is the Federal Aviation Administration, which Romero said has declined to turn over flight logs identifying the full names of individuals who traveled to Zorro Ranch.

However, the report said flight logs show 227 flights to or from Albuquerque and Santa Fe on airplanes owned by Epstein between December 1992 and May 2019. While Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell were the most frequent passengers on those flights, other passengers included former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former President Bill Clinton and filmmaker Woody Allen.

A spokesperson for Richardson said in 2019 the former two-term governor, congressman, diplomat and Cabinet official in the Clinton administration had only visited Zorro Ranch once, in 2012. Richardson died in 2023.

But files released this year by the U.S. Department of Justice appear to contradict that claim, as his name is mentioned over 800 times in the Epstein files, often in emails where he and Epstein coordinate dinners or phone calls.

Meanwhile, the truth-finding commission also announced the issuance of four additional subpoenas Wednesday.

Those subpoenas seek records held by three different state agencies 鈥� the Department of Workforce Solutions, the Taxation and Revenue Department and the Department of Public Safety 鈥� and the Japanese-style spa Ten Thousand Waves, just outside Santa Fe.

The spa鈥檚 chief operations officer told the Journal in May it does not 鈥渇arm out鈥� massage therapists to third-party locations but acknowledged that therapists work as independent contractors and can also do work off-site.

Survivor testimony and possible legislation

Epstein survivor Rachel Benavidez, a former massage therapist, testified to the truth-finding commission on Wednesday, saying reports of sexual abuse by victims were largely dismissed by federal investigators.

鈥淭here is a mountain of evidence this government has been sitting on for decades,鈥� Benavidez said.

While the truth-finding commission can issue subpoenas, it does not have the authority to file criminal charges. As such, it would have to refer any possible instances of criminal wrongdoing to state or local prosecutors.

Despite those limitations, Romero said the interim report released Wednesday marked the first public government summary of Epstein鈥檚 legacy in New Mexico.

Going forward, members of the truth-finding commission plan to tour Zorro Ranch in the coming months with the cooperation of the ranch鈥檚 current owners. 

The panel also plans to push several pieces of legislation during next year鈥檚 60-day session, including bills eliminating the existing statute of limitations in human trafficking cases and repealing the sex offender loophole that Epstein was able to exploit in New Mexico.

Those proposals will also be supported by the commission鈥檚 two Republican members, said Rep. Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis, a former prosecutor.

Any such laws could not be applied retroactively, but committee members said they could reduce the likelihood of one of New Mexico鈥檚 darkest chapters being repeated.

鈥淓pstein kept his power and influence even as a convicted sex offender,鈥� said Rep. Marianna Anaya, D-Albuquerque.

Dan Boyd covers state government and politics for the Journal in Santa Fe. Follow him on X at @DanBoydNM or reach him via email at dboyd@abqjournal.com.