New Mexico authorities have sent preservation letters to JPMorgan Chase, Google, and more than two dozen other entities, ordering them to lock down records linked to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates — a sign of the widening criminal investigation into his former Zorro Ranch, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Authorities in New Mexico have sent preservation letters to JPMorgan Chase, Google, and more than two dozen companies ordering them to secure records linked to Jeffrey Epstein and some of his associates, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday. The letters indicate the state's criminal investigation into Epstein's former Zorro Ranch — a sprawling property near Cerrillos used as a base of operations — is expanding beyond previous boundaries.
The timing of the request suggests investigators are seeking to map Epstein's network and financial flows in New Mexico, where the billionaire financier owned the ranch until his death in 2019. The scope of the subpoenas, covering both a major bank and a technology giant, points to a probe that is both financial and digital in nature.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11, a separate federal inquiry has been examining whether major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, improperly closed accounts based on political views — though the New Mexico Epstein probe appears unrelated to that investigation. The current development is a state-level criminal action and does not involve federal political-account scrutiny.
The precise targets of the preservation order beyond JPMorgan and Google have not been made public, and it remains unclear whether any individuals beyond Epstein's known associates are being investigated.
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