From The New York Times:
The examination of the property is part of a renewed effort by state leaders to scrutinize the deceased financier’s crimes in New Mexico, which they say have never been fully investigated. The state’s Department of Justice, which opened a criminal inquiry into the property last month, is carrying out the search along with a local sheriff’s office. A spokeswoman for New Mexico’s attorney general declined to comment further. It was not clear what parts of the ranch had been searched or how long the operation would last. [scroll for more:]
Victims of Mr. Epstein have said they were abused and trafficked at the property he named Zorro Ranch. Yet New Mexico officials and recently unsealed documents indicate that the federal authorities may have overlooked the 30,000-square-foot mansion and its sea of surrounding grassland after they took over a state-level inquiry into his actions in 2019.