New Mexico claims Justice Department blocked probe into Jeffrey Epstien’s ranch in bombshell lawsuit

New Mexico’s attorney general sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of blocking the state from investigating sex crimes at Jeffrey Epstein’s former ranch near Santa Fe.

New Mexico Sues DOJ For Unredacted Epstein Files Amid Zorro Ranch Probe  HuffPost

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has been sued by the state of New Mexico over the handling of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with state officials accusing the Department of Justice of blocking access to key information related to the probe.Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche

The southwestern US state's attorney general argues that the federal government is withholding key unredacted documents.

The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there.

State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe  AP News

Investigations into Epstein’s mysterious New Mexico ranch add pressure on the Justice Department  CNN

New Mexico sues Justice Dept. over Epstein files on Zorro Ranch  USA Today

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the Justice Department and Blanche stonewalled New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s criminal investigation into Epstein and others, taking steps that “actively harms victims and undermines the public interest.”

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes

The New Mexico attorney general’s office is accusing top officials in the US Justice Department of refusing to fully aid a state criminal investigation into the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch files New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general Todd Blanche on Wednesday for “stonewalling” its criminal investigation into the activities of the late financie

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