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womanofthehills

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31. Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Trust won an $85M Powerball jackpot on July 2, 2008!
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:52 PM
Yesterday

It’s all over X, so I checked AI to make sure it was true!!!

IA -July 2008, a Powerball jackpot drawing (July 2, 2008) had an advertised annuity value of around $85 million (cash option roughly $41–42 million pre-tax). The winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Altus, Oklahoma (not New Mexico, despite some misreports). The prize was claimed by an entity called the Zorro Trust, which opted for the lump-sum cash payout and received approximately $29.3 million after taxes in August 2008.

This Zorro Trust is the same legal entity Epstein used for various holdings, including donations in New Mexico and ownership/management ties to his Zorro Ranch (the ~10,000-acre property in Stanley, New Mexico). Contemporary news reports from outlets like The Oklahoman (August 2008) confirmed the trust as the winner, with Brice Gordon (Epstein's longtime ranch manager) signing as trustee for the payout. The trust structure allowed anonymity under lottery rules at the time.

The timing is suspicious to many: Epstein had just begun his controversial 13-month Florida jail sentence (starting late June 2008, with work-release privileges), following his 2008 plea deal. Conspiracy theories online suggest this was not legitimate luck but a form of money laundering, rigged draw, blackmail payout, or hidden funding mechanism—especially given Epstein's unexplained wealth sources and the ranch's alleged role in his crimes.

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Damn, WTG, Effin' DOJ! electric_blue68 Yesterday #1
Are the keys right next to each other? rzemanfl Yesterday #2
In the drawing those keys are on opposite sides of the horn structure. electric_blue68 Yesterday #5
Hmmm. rzemanfl Yesterday #8
You can see the drawing can't you. Unless you're talking about sonething else that I don't get electric_blue68 Yesterday #9
I should have looked up what WTG means. rzemanfl Yesterday #11
Got it electric_blue68 Yesterday #21
I'm thinking WTG means "way to go" FakeNoose Yesterday #27
I grew up in the Midwest too. rzemanfl 15 hrs ago #34
Probably where all the sulfuric acid was used on his victims. gab13by13 Yesterday #3
Is this where the torture video was filmed? MuirHero 5 hrs ago #50
A former A billionaire Texas state senator now running for comptroller KitFox Yesterday #4
Don Huffines White christian nationalists, his son works at the White House MagickMuffin Yesterday #6
How does that work? Mosby Yesterday #19
Good questions, however, I haven't a clue MagickMuffin Yesterday #22
More time with the family? otchmoson 9 hrs ago #35
Very bad karma there, dude Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #45
Fishy indeed MuirHero 5 hrs ago #51
I read about that yesterday Skittles Yesterday #7
We should add Creepy former State Senator JCMach1 Yesterday #17
Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Trust won an $85M Powerball jackpot on July 2, 2008! womanofthehills Yesterday #31
Did you mean "a billionaire former Texas state senator"? ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #42
Trump bought the Plaza Hotel where CNYHarris 5 hrs ago #54
One of many sources: CNYHarris 4 hrs ago #55
Is this all new as of today? bluestarone Yesterday #10
Yeah, but if they don't investigate, they won't find anything. flvegan Yesterday #12
Less possibility of hearing the girls screaming there. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #13
It was called Zorro Ranch..more like Sorrow Ranch. BattleRow Yesterday #16
Kick orangecrush Yesterday #14
well, he had a helipad. money always greases the wheels. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #15
Maybe Sweetheart Deal 2.0 was... Hugin Yesterday #18
"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #20
One day...the Feds should raid Zuckerberg's and Musk's compounds after they dig for bodies at Epstein's Ranch. chowder66 Yesterday #23
"The DOJ literally told New Mexico, "Don't investigate. We got this." hamsterjill Yesterday #24
Greatest Coverup Ever...... spanone Yesterday #25
Texas businessman owns it now LiberalArkie Yesterday #26
And his son works in Trump's Administration leftstreet Yesterday #28
It's under new ownership which is also suspect. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #29
This whole thing is creepy AF. Why didn't we investigate when we had the power?? I think many people Pisces Yesterday #30
Same reason that during Jeffrey's first conviction womanofthehills Yesterday #33
Stephanie Miller is right dflprincess Yesterday #32
The ranch is owned by a wealthy magat who is running TBF 9 hrs ago #36
New Mexico Ranch gfarber 9 hrs ago #37
You should put this stuff in newspapers, substack, facebook, etc. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #47
Well done gfarber! MuirHero 5 hrs ago #52
That ranch was purchased by a Texan Republican Mblaze 9 hrs ago #38
Yup. One of the Huffines clan just bought it. Texin 9 hrs ago #39
He is running for Comptroller here. efhmc 9 hrs ago #41
today i heard a caller on radio show (i think it was thom hartmann's) who said orleans 6 hrs ago #48
Low life sacks of crap. That's what many people with money think of the rest of the world: slaves. C Moon 9 hrs ago #40
Curiouser and curiouser. Martin68 7 hrs ago #43
There are Intelligence Agencies behind this fuck. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #44
DOJ loses credibilty as this all goes on. They are looking more inept by the day. Current and historic. n/t Evolve Dammit 6 hrs ago #46
Question is: Did the orange dick visit that ranch? 3825-87867 6 hrs ago #49
The Epstein Agenda CNYHarris 5 hrs ago #53
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