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Texas Republicans Alarmed About Comptroller Candidate’s Purchase of Epstein Ranch

Don Huffines bought Epstein's 8,000-acre Zorro Ranch via an LLC in 2023 amid contested property taxes and secrecy, raising political and ethical questions in his comptroller campaign.

  • On Sunday, records revealed Don Huffines bought Epstein's Zorro Ranch in 2023 through San Rafael Ranch, LLC, weeks before the sale, as the mystery purchaser.
  • Sealed county records show the owners' names and price were initially kept confidential, and ownership emerged after San Rafael Ranch, LLC changed a road name and contested property taxes, prompting public records requests.
  • Department of Justice records show more than 4,200 references to the Zorro Ranch and describe sexual abuse at the mansion victims called 'the house on the hill,' while a DOJ email alleges at least two foreign girls were buried at the property.
  • Texas Republican officials and party figures express alarm as Don Huffines faces scrutiny in the March 3 Republican primary, while New Mexico state officials and investigators urge probes including radar and cadaver dogs after a DOJ email recently spurred calls for searches.
  • Critics say Huffines's secret purchase contradicts his accountability pledge; Allen Blakemore claims proceeds benefited victims, while Epstein's estate lawyer says funds covered estate costs, and the estate's valuation dropped from $21.1 million to $13.4 million after a protest.
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NM Epstein ranch now owned by Texas comptroller candidate

(The Center Square) – Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, where multiple alleged child sex crimes were committed, is now at the center of a state comptroller race in Texas.

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