Public records and newly reported corporate filings have drawn renewed attention to Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, after a report by the Santa Fe New Mexican said a dentistry-related business connected to Epstein associate Karyna Shuliak was registered at the secluded property, adding another layer to ongoing scrutiny surrounding one of the financier's most controversial estates.
The reported business registration comes as New Mexico authorities continue revisiting activity connected to the ranch, following the state attorney general's decision earlier this year to reopen an investigation into alleged criminal activity at the property. While the discovery expands the documented connections between Shuliak and Epstein's New Mexico estate, no public record indicates that Shuliak has been charged with any crime related to Epstein, Zorro Ranch or the reported dental company.
According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, a business known as Zorro Smiles listed the Stanley, New Mexico, ranch as its registered address. The newspaper's reporting places the company inside a property that has repeatedly surfaced in criminal proceedings, estate filings and government investigations tied to Epstein's activities.
The available public record, however, does not establish whether the business ever operated as an active dental practice, treated patients or generated revenue from the ranch. Nor do the available documents demonstrate that the company was used to facilitate or conceal criminal conduct.
Separate federal records confirm that Shuliak, a Belarus-born dentist widely described in court documents and media reports as Epstein's longtime companion, held professional credentials in the United States.
The federal National Provider Identifier registry lists Dr. Karyna Shuliak, D.D.S., as a general-practice dentist with National Provider Identifier 1063886083. The record, enumerated on Nov. 16, 2015, identifies a practice address in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, providing independent confirmation of her professional licensing history outside New Mexico.
State records add additional context to the property's significance.
The New Mexico State Land Office announced in 2019 that it transferred more than 400 pages of documents to the state attorney general concerning state trust-land leases connected to Cypress Inc., a Virgin Islands company the agency identified as being owned by Epstein. Officials said those leases covered approximately 1,243 acres surrounding Zorro Ranch and dated back to 1993, when Epstein purchased the property.
After Epstein's death, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard directed staff to pursue cancellation of those leases after state officials said they were unable to conduct inspections of trust lands surrounding the ranch.
The property also became central to the administration of Epstein's estate.
Court filings show that Epstein's final will, signed on Aug. 8, 2019, transferred the remainder of his estate into the so-called 1953 Trust. Subsequent reporting on the estate indicated that Shuliak was expected to receive assets valued at approximately $50 million, along with interests connected to Epstein-owned properties, although estate litigation has continued in multiple jurisdictions.
Zorro Ranch has also figured prominently in criminal proceedings.
During the federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, prosecutors introduced testimony referencing the New Mexico property as one of several locations associated with Epstein's alleged abuse network. Witness testimony described the ranch and its remote compound, placing the property within the broader factual record presented to jurors during the case.
Earlier this year, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that his office had reopened the state's investigation into alleged illegal activity at Zorro Ranch after reviewing materials released through the U.S. Department of Justice. The department said the original state investigation had been suspended in 2019 at the request of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York while the federal investigation proceeded.
Against that backdrop, the reported registration of Zorro Smiles has attracted attention because it appears to extend Shuliak's documented relationship with the property beyond personal and estate connections into a business context.
Even so, important questions remain unanswered. The New Mexico Secretary of State maintains a corporate registration database, but the relevant filing cited by the Santa Fe New Mexican has not been independently reviewed for this report. Likewise, no licensing records reviewed publicly establish that dental services were ever performed at the ranch itself.
