{"podcast":{"title":"Jeffrey Epstein:  The Coverup Chronicles","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585","podcast_index_feed_id":7243585,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6551897/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles--6551897","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/200b7278c6b42d175c8dbf37986de86d.jpg","author":"Bobby Capucci","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles is a podcast dedicated to examining not just who Epstein was and what he did, but how so many people and institutions worked—then and now—to keep it all hidden. This series cuts past the headlines and digs into the documentation: court filings, deposition transcripts, plea deals, sealed exhibits, and the bureaucratic paper trail that still tells the real story. Our focus isn’t on speculation or recycled outrage. It’s on facts—and the deliberate efforts to keep those facts out of public view. Each episode will feature in-depth analysis of newly surfaced records and underreported legal developments, alongside expert commentary that connects them to the broader machinery of power that shielded Epstein for decades. We’ll revisit the timeline from his first arrests through his 2008 plea deal, and into the re-investigations that followed his 2019 death in federal custody. And we won’t stop there—we’ll look closely at the current state of affairs: the closed probes, the lingering co-conspirators, the civil suits, and the glaring gaps in accountability. What makes The Coverup Chronicles different is that we’re not here to sensationalize the story—we…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T16:21:36.751523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585"},"episode":{"title":"How Federal Prosecutors Shut Down New Mexico’s Epstein Probe","slug":"how-federal-prosecutors-shut-down-new-mexico-s-epstein-probe","published_at":"2026-05-27T01:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/how-federal-prosecutors-shut-down-new-mexico-s-epstein-probe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-federal-prosecutors-shut-down-new-mexico-s-epstein-probe--72117089","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72117089/fedstookepsteinnewmexicocase.mp3","summary":"In 2019, federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York asked New Mexico authorities to stop their own sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling Zorro Ranch, located south of Santa Fe, in an effort to avoid potential conflicts with the federal case and the risk of “inconsistent statements” from parallel investigations. At the time, then-New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas agreed to pause the state probe and share investigative materials — including police reports and witness interviews — with the federal team, with the understanding that federal prosecutors would provide information back that could support potential state charges. However, Balderas has since said he is unaware of any substantial information ever being shared back to New Mexico that could have led to prosecutions at the state level before Epstein’s death in August 2019. The now-released correspondence shows that the federal request effectively “gutted” New Mexico’s investigation, and Balderas has described the cooperation as essentially one-way. Records also reveal he urged federal authorities to seize the ranch and offered assistance to execute warrants, but received no response, and none of the material New Mexico sent appears among the files released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In light of the newly disclosed DOJ records, current New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has announced that the state is reopening its investigation into alleged trafficking at Zorro Ranch, and a bipartisan legislative truth-finding commission has been formed to subpoena witnesses and gather testimony as part of renewed scrutiny of activities tied to Epstein’s former property. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Feds asked…","meta_description":"In 2019, federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York asked New Mexico authorities to stop their own sex traf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/episodes/how-federal-prosecutors-shut-down-new-mexico-s-epstein-probe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/how-federal-prosecutors-shut-down-new-mexico-s-epstein-probe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}