Overview
- Public records tie San Rafael Ranch, LLC to Huffines, with his wife listed as a trustee and his son as the LLC manager, following a 2023 purchase that included renaming the property and changing its address.
- Santa Fe County reduced the ranch’s 2023 assessed value from $21.1 million to $13.4 million after Huffines contested the valuation, citing the property’s notoriety and sale price.
- Huffines’ spokesperson says the auction proceeds benefited Epstein’s victims, while an attorney for Epstein’s estate says the money paid estate administration costs and creditors.
- Texas Republican officials and local GOP activists criticized the secrecy surrounding the deal and urged transparency and an investigation.
- DOJ records describe alleged trafficking and abuse at the ranch, and New Mexico officials are pushing forensic searches as lawmakers schedule a House hearing on a truth commission.