{"id":3382,"date":"2026-06-03T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:31:37","slug":"epstein-commission-in-new-mexico-sends-out-first-subpoenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3382","title":{"rendered":"Epstein commission in New Mexico sends out first subpoenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3381\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2416feda0c1b9322c5f993c5ec8b59a4.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2416feda0c1b9322c5f993c5ec8b59a4.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2416feda0c1b9322c5f993c5ec8b59a4-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-In an aerial view, Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s Zorro Ranch is shown on March 8, 2026 outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Roberto E. Rosales\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3379\">Iran latest: US and Iran trade strikes amid fragile ceasefire<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>New Mexico lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein issued their first subpoenas requesting evening on Epstein from 14 organizations like federal law enforcement agencies and the state governor\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Rachel \u200bBenavidez, a survivor of alleged sexual abuse at Epstein&#8217;s New Mexico ranch, and relatives of \u200bthe late Virginia Giuffre, another survivor, testified before the New Mexico Truth Commission.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Bill Gates to discuss Jeffrey Epstein ties in interview with House panel: reports<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Reuters reported that the commission was established after the Department of Justice released millions of Epstein-related files that offered further details on activities at the late financier&#8217;s Zorro Ranch located 30 miles south of Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>This commission is probing allegations of sex trafficking and medical and scientific crimes \u200bon the ranch, and specific networks that permitted Epstein to operate in New Mexico for 26 years, Representative Marianna Anaya, a member of the committee, shared with Reuters.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Bill Clinton reportedly wrote letter in Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s birthday book, WSJ says<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>State Representative Andrea Reeb, another member, also told Reuters that the probe will investigate how state and \u200cfederal \u2060agencies failed related to the Epstein case, before issuing subpoenas to people.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3376\">Peabo Bryson dies after Grammy-winning singer suffered stroke: Report<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>This investigation may also expand if officials can find evidence that public figures traveled to the Epstein ranch and participated in alleged sexual abuse.<br\/><br\/>According to Reuters, Epstein survivors are pushing for legislators in New York and Florida to start investigations into alleged abuse at Epstein\u2019s homes in those states.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Who has the New Mexico commission sent subpoenas to?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>New Mexico Representative Andrea Romero, chair of the Truth Commission, told Reuters that the group has subpoenaed Deutsche Bank, the FBI, the New Mexico Department of Justice, the New Mexico State Land \u200bCommission, the Santa Fe County \u200bSheriff&#8217;s Office and the Santa \u2060Fe Institute, a scientific foundation in the state&#8217;s capital.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Who was Jeffrey Epstein?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Jeffrey Epstein was a millionaire known for having connections to celebrities, politicians, and billionaires. In 2005, Epstein was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex, and he was arrested a year later following a police investigation.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Associated Press reported that dozens of other underage girls described similar sexual abuse allegations to authorities, but prosecutors allowed Epstein to plead guilty in 2008 to a charge involving one victim. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Cameron Diaz breaks silence after being named in Jeffrey Epstein documents<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>In 2024, documents were unsealed as part of a 2015 lawsuit filed against Epstein\u2019s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein\u2019s victims. 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