Huffines Family Buys Epstein's Former NM Ranch

A Texas businessman and Republican candidate for state comptroller, Donald Huffines, and his family purchased a remote New Mexico ranch once owned by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2023, four years after Epstein's death in a New York jail. The property, spanning nearly 10,000 acres in southern Santa Fe County, had been a site of alleged sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls during Epstein's ownership, according to multiple victim accounts.

Public records obtained through local inquiries link the purchase to San Rafael Ranch LLC, formed by the Huffines family in July 2023. The LLC acquired the estate, previously known as Zorro Ranch, for an undisclosed amount at a public auction. A family spokesperson, Allen Blakemore, stated that the proceeds from the sale benefited Epstein's victims and that the family had never visited the property before the auction listing. The ranch, which includes a 26,700-square-foot mansion, was initially listed for sale in 2021 at $27.5 million.

Following the acquisition, the new owners renamed the property Rancho San Rafael and changed its address from Zorro Ranch Road to Rancho San Rafael Road. They also successfully petitioned Santa...