New Mexico's attorney general wants Epstein's estate in survivors' hands
Raúl Torrez announces a federal civil suit against the estate's co-executors, whom C-SPAN's title identifies as Epstein's attorney and accountant.
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New Mexico Attorney General Announces Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein's Attorney & Accountant
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- 0:00Torrez recalls reopening the criminal probe into Epstein's operations at Zorro Ranch in February.
- 1:23He says the criminal investigation is still active and that his office is seeking the full unredacted Epstein files.
- 2:03He announces a civil suit in federal court in New Mexico against the estate's two co-executors.
- 2:18According to Torrez, Epstein's estate and trust hold more than $100 million.
- 3:22The suit relies on federal and state racketeering laws and on trafficking-victim protection statutes.
- 4:08He says the remaining money should go to survivors, not to those who helped the enterprise.
Jeffrey Epstein's estate and trust still hold more than $100 million, according to New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez. At a news conference carried by C-SPAN, he set out who he believes should receive it: "If anyone is entitled to a recovery of Jeffrey Epstein's estate, it's the survivors."
Torrez announces a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the District of New Mexico against the estate's two co-executors, the men C-SPAN's title describes as Epstein's attorney and accountant. He says the case relies on federal and state racketeering laws and on statutes protecting trafficking victims. In his view, it would be unconscionable for people who assisted Epstein's enterprise to profit from what he left behind.
The word "charges" in the title needs some context. What Torrez announces here is a civil suit, not a criminal case. He also places it alongside a separate effort. In February, his office reopened its criminal investigation into Epstein's operations at Zorro Ranch, the New Mexico property. Torrez says that investigation remains active and that his office is still pursuing full access to the unredacted Epstein files.
The clip passed a quarter-million views within ten hours, far beyond the usual first day for one of C-SPAN's regular uploads. The comment section moved even faster than the views. Within those hours it filled with more than a thousand comments, where a typical C-SPAN video collects only a handful on its first day. Many of them focus on state-level action and on whether others connected to Epstein will face it as well.
Near the end of his remarks, Torrez returns to the point he made at the start: "Those resources rightfully belong in the hands of survivors."
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