(The Center Square) – New Mexico state lawmakers leading a bipartisan Truth Commission have released their interim report on the legislature’s months-long investigation into crimes that allegedly occurred at convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County.
One major problem, they argue, is the Department of Justice and Republican U.S. Attorneys who claim to care about sex trafficked victims won’t provide evidence to help New Mexico prosecute sex trafficking crimes.
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