New Mexico investigators have ordered JPMorgan Chase, Google and more than two dozen other major firms to preserve records tied to Jeffrey Epstein's secretive Zorro Ranch, in a significant escalation of the criminal probe into the disgraced financier's activities in the state. The move is designed to lock down financial, travel and digital data that could expose the full logistical network behind what allegedly happened at the isolated property.
The preservation letters are an initial step as the New Mexico Department of Justice prepares formal subpoenas. Officials reopened the inquiry earlier this year to scrutinise activities linked to Epstein and several close associates, including Lesley Groff, Ghislaine Maxwell, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Securing corporate records is intended to ensure that potential evidence is not deleted or destroyed before investigators can obtain and review it.
