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From Santa Fe to Silence: Zorro Ranch and Jeffrey Epstein (Part 1 ) (7/20/26)
Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico was far more than a secluded estate—it was a fortress of influence, shielded by political connections, legal loopholes, and geographic isolation. Acquired in the early 1990s through ties to the powerful King family, the sprawling property benefited from a sex offender registry loophole that allowed Epstein to avoid public monitoring after his 2008 conviction. With friends like former Governor Bill Richardson, proximity to the elite Santa Fe Institute, and state trust land leases that expanded his buffer of privacy, Epstein found in New Mexico a…
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