New Mexico is investigating Epstein's activities within state lines

NPR | By DANIEL MONTANO,

Ailsa Chang

Published August 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM EDT

The New Mexico attorney general is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for more information about Jeffrey Epstein and his activities at a ranch near Santa Fe.

DANIEL MONTANO

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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