Mega Edition: Why Wasn't Jeffrey Epstein Required To Register As An Offender In New Mexico (8/12/26)

The Epstein Chronicles · Aug 12, 2026 · 42m

After Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to state prostitution-related charges involving a minor, he was required to register as a sex offender in Florida and later in New York. But when it came to New Mexico, where Epstein owned the sprawling Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe, he slipped through a significant legal loophole. Epstein initially registered in New Mexico in 2010, but just two days later state officials removed him from the registry because the victim underlying his Florida conviction was not younger than 16, the age threshold then required under New Mexico law for the…