IN THIS SECTION Links Summary Links More Detailed Names (see list below) Corruption Watch Search and Seizure Issues
Murders of Women
Names Aragon, Manny Block Jr/Sr, Jerome Colbert, Kimberly Duran, Dianna Fiorina, Betty Griego, Phil
Martinez, Jason Martinez, Susana Montoya, Michael Moya, Don Murphy, Michael Padilla, Demesia
Richardson, Bill Ruiz, Joe Valentino, Luis Vigil-Giron, Rebecca Vigil, Robert Vigil, Roberta
The problem with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
See also:
New Mexico Drug Corruption Gangs/Cartels Police Abuses New Mexico
On River Gold: 9/11 - NM Tech possible connection Lab Corruption (New Mexico, Aviation related, etc.) New Mexico Corruption New Mexico
Catholic Abuse
LINKS SUMMARY
https://www.abqjournal.com/1020699/grand-jury-files-charges-against-former-new-mexico-senator.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/713977/report-corruption-cronyism-stifle-nm-economy.html
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-new-mexico-ethics-dianna-duran.html
https://www.koat.com/article/former-secretary-of-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing/4386084
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/susana-martinez-new-mexico-whistleblower-suit-jon-barela/
http://newmexicomercury.com/blog/comments/womens_murders_justice_and_corruption_in_new_mexico
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
http://nmpoliticalreport.com/11183/aps-deputy-superintendent-who-resigned-is-facing-trial-for-sexual-assault-of-a-
child/
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-against-
district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-against-
district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
https://the-two-malcontents.com/2009/01/new-mexico-corruption-epidemic-fed-says/
Later added material to be incorporated later
New Mexico - corruption among various departments and agencies - covers corruption as a particular problem in
New Mexico
Governing dot com
2015/12/21 New Mexico Ethics [including former Secretary of State] Dianna Duran
https //www governing com/topics/politics/gov-new-mexico-ethics-dianna-duran html
The recent resignation, conviction and incarceration of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran for
embezzlement and money laundering has already prompted calls for major changes to the state's ethics
and campaign finance laws. Duran, who began serving a 30-day sentence on Friday, mixed personal and
campaign accounts to fuel a gambling addiction, withdrawing more than $430,000 from her accounts at
casinos.
2015--https //www governing com/topics/politics/gov-new-mexico-ethics-dianna-duran html
NAMES
Corruption Related Figures in New Mexico
Manny Aragon
Manny Aragon (Former Senator/Senate Pro Tem) - corruption issues - Fraud and conspiracy; 67 months in federal
prison
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https://the-two-malcontents.com/2009/01/new-mexico-corruption-epidemic-fed-says/
Jerome Block Jr and Sr - The Blocks- Father/Son
Jerome Block, Jr. and Sr. (Former Public Relations Commissioner) - corruption issues - Embezzlement, identity
theft, conspiracy; 60 days prison Excerpt From NM Politics: Father and son, Jerome Block Sr. and Jerome Block Jr.,
were indicted by a Santa Fe Grand Jury on charges relating to Block Jr.’s 2008 campaign for Public Regulation
Commission, including allegations of election law violations, embezzlement, tampering with evidence and
conspiracy.
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http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
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http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
Kimberly Colbert (Former Motor Vehicle DIvison agent) convicted of fraud, ordered to repay $600,000, [was] serving
two-year prison sentence for embezzling funds from the Motor Vehicle Division as an MVD agent.
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http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
Dianna Duran (Former Secretary of State) - corruption issues - Embezzlement, money laundering; 30 days in jail
•
https://www.abqjournal.com/713977/report-corruption-cronyism-stifle-nm-economy.html
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http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-new-mexico-ethics-dianna-duran.html
Betty Fiorina -past and deceased, ex-Secretary of State - crime family and networks: drugs, racetrack, gambling
related-good old boy networks 1980s
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Kids_Corner/Past_NM_Secretaries_of_State.aspx
Phil Griego (Former Senator/D-San Jose) 06/2017 corruption issues - resigned from the New Mexico State Senate -
charges
https://www.abqjournal.com/1020699/grand-jury-files-charges-against-former-new-mexico-senator.html
Jason Martinez (Deputy Superintendent) assaulting minors in Colorado
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-against-
district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
http://nmpoliticalreport.com/11183/aps-deputy-superintendent-who-resigned-is-facing-trial-for-sexual-assault-of-a-
child/
Susana Martinez (Governor) - corruption issues
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/susana-martinez-new-mexico-whistleblower-suit-jon-barela/
Michael Montoya (former State Treasurer) - corruption issues - extortion
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
Don Moya (Albuq. Schools administrator) whistleblower about kickback contracts with Denver company involving
Luis Valentino
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-against-
district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
Michael Murphy (Las Cruces District Judge)
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/08/nation/la-na-new-mexico-judges-20111209
Demesia Padilla
http://krqe.com/2016/12/19/demesia-padilla-investigation-latest-reminder-of-hole-in-public-corruption-law/
Bill Richardson (Governor) - corruption issues
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Richardson
Joe Ruiz (Deputy State Insurance Superintendent corruption issues) Public corruption; 4 years federal prison
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
Luis Valentino
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-against-
district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
Rebecca Vigil-Giron (Former Secretary of State)
https://www.koat.com/article/former-secretary-of-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing/4386084
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/20235164688newsstate08-20-09.htm
Robert Vigil (former State Treasurer, Montoya’s successor)http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-
forward-corrupt-state-officials/
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
Roberta Vigil (Former director of West Las Vegas Schools Bilingual Education Program)- corruption - convicted
misusing public funds.
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
THE PROBLEM WITH GOVERNOR MICHELLE GRISHAM
as of Novemeber 2020 election
Commentary and Opinion
Grisham is part of the “calling card” lingo-spouting minorities using government to further certain narrow
agendas for minorities in the state of New Mexico, while working with a similar network of like-minded governors,
politicians and minorites across the nation. Grisham is a very dangerous woman. She is one of several malicious
governors who supported the Black Lives Matter movement and supports a government overreach program
during COVID-19, both of which are likely connected to something more globally oriented toward a new world
order type of approach. Grisham is not representing the interests of most of the other half of the state of New
Mexico, a mix of whites, racial mixes and various raced conservatives who really and truly dislike her approach. For
the Navajos, Hispanics and other minorities who prefer her approach, they have enabled yet another despotic
form of government in the United States.
Grisham repeatedly spouts off about racism in New Mexico. This is such a crock. The real racism in New Mexico is
reverse discrimination as more and more minorities take management and hourly positions with the attitude of
not hiring whites once they get in the door. Som articles listed below show Grisham’s constant whine over
“racism” and the need for “justice” and “systemic change” - all of the lingo associated with Black Lives Matter and
the whole sinister leftist/minority Big Brother enterprise currently attacking our country. This is its own type of
racism and hate mongering.
For those of us left high and dry in New Mexico: shame on Grisham, shame on her. I am getting pieces of the
anger the “high and dries” feel in the state, but I know I am not seeing all of it. My feeling is there is a conspiracy
to shut people up and to stalk people around town, through the police system and online. I also feel it is likely
there has been some kind of program attacking whites and certain non-players in the state, something in the
deep state and very hidden from view. I feel they also use access to cell phones, emails and letters to get inside
white families and they use psychic and/or psychotronic attacks to convince other family members to think like
they do - like the infiltrated Democrat party. I feel part of this is a Hispanic Catholic ethno-religious authority
thing.
Grisham’s approach seems in cahoots with, or at least in line with, the New Mexico Attorney General Balderas who
also leaves half the state high and dry as he and his Hispanic AG office focuse on minorities and come at
complaints with a tainted Hispanic (also Mexico) cultural approach which does not look, feel or act like the United
States. People who just want to be Americans have to run up against this stuff constantly dealing with the New
Mexican government which tries to pretend its approach is better than that of the broader USA. Behind all of this
is a twisted elitist wanna be Hispanic royalty thing where they pretend they are just somehow better and wiser
than the United States. What this really means is that people’s civil rights are being subjugated left and right in
New Mexico. WIthout question, the American system is better than anything New Mexico is dishing out on its
white inhabitants. I also suspect New Mexico follows and spies on people who try to shift residency and get out of
the state for good.
I suspect it is a secretly abusive state with much of what goes on very hidden. We need more proof and evidence
that Hispanics, minorities and religious extremists have been targeting and attempting to control the lives of
certain New Mexico residents. White who are married to Navajos and HIspanics might need to pull back and look
at their situation with more objective eyes so as not to be fully gullible or taken in by the civil rights movement in
the state. New Mexico is a can of worms because people either do not get it and just don’t see what is actually
going on or they are part of the corruption. There is a certain kind of oblivious personality that just walks through
the middle of this stuff and does not see it and they get pulled into it without fully realizing their own complicity
with an ugly system. How to wake these oblivious types up seems to be part of the battle, because without people
seeing the problem as it actually is, we cannot gather up enough people to fight back. Just know in the state of
New Mexico there are some very unhappy people, very dissatisfied with the state’s government, many of these
people are up in San Juan County New Mexico, but there are others.
Let us be clear: there is NOT racism in the state of New Mexico - there are just too minorities now for it to take any
real effect anywhere except the few remaining quite small pockets of centered white population here and there.
Most of the state has a solid share of minorities in each city and town, and in many cases, those towns are mostly
minorities.
The real problem is reverse discrimination and the unwillingness of minorities to hear the other side of the story,
and their endless sense of being part of a Race Grievance group. What really is happening in the state of New
Mexico is a CULTURAL issue - a difference in approach - which can, and often does, have a racial connection.
Americans with their pragmatism, directness, liking of facts and data, and a desire for truth and fair play do not
like the state’s Hispanic encomienda system which has a lot of cronyism and nepotism attached to it. This is a
cultural, not racial, issue. In addition, the nepotism issue extends to “tribal” or “religious affiliation” in a way that
makes it harder for non-players to get in the door. Other than certain groups like the Irish Catholics, Americans
generally don’t spread their family members all across town as a political and job-grabbing unit as do the Navajo-
Hispanic or Navajo-Mormon complex in San Juan County and various parts of New Mexico. That is a cultural issue.
You walk into Target in Farmington and feel many of the Navajos working there are a large family unit, people not
just tribal, but more immediately related. They stand around looking too chummy together for it to be anything
else. Some Hispanic Catholics try to force Catholicsm on people. Males do it one way, females do it another way.
That behavior is really obnoxious, but they feel they know more than other people how to get in touch with God.
As such, it is a type of statewide cult.
It is absolutely conceivable these minorities would work together to cheat in a census or an American election. It
is completely possible because the anti-American, anti-white thing is so prevalent across the state. Many would
literally lie, cheat and steal to win. You cannot trust the election centers in the state.
With the strong minority and liberal population in New Mexico, it is likely Trump did not pull enough votes even if
New Mexico had been a more honest state, but the Hispanic and tribal thing in New Mexico is too strong to take
things at face value. Many whites have gotten burned out on the whole thing. It’s very tiring to call Santa Fe and
only hear Hispanics working in the government when you actually do want to be living in an American country,
not a surrogate or extension of Mexico. For people who want a different kind of American experience, New Mexico
is not the place for that. This is why you see whites around the country very, very angry with the Hispanic
populations. You want America, not an extension of Mexico, but Mexico or the Navajo Reservation comes to you
and takes over your area. Now what do you do? If you complain, they call you racist. But then ou look over at the
blacks, they are doing the same thing, you read up on American Muslims of any color and they are doing it, too.
There is no wonder people see a conspiracy behind these sprawling, agressive and bullying populations all sound
like calling card, lingo-driven new world order types. You keep telling them: “Hey I don’t want this kind of life, this
is not my way of doing America, this really stinks.” And they say, “Well, you are racist.” And it goes around and
around. And Governor Grisham is right in the middle of it.
Grisham’s Sinister Calling Card Legacy; some related anti-American government like “New Mexico Sues Trump”;
Lawsuits, etc
Albuq. Jrnl
2020/06 Gov. Lujan Grisham to hold news briefing on racism systemic injustice
https://www.abqjournal.com/1463093/gov-lujan-grisham-to-hold-news-briefing-on-racism-systemic-injustice.html
Santa Fe New Mexican
2020/06/04 Governor announces new Council for Racial Justice. By Robert Nott.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/governor-announces-new-council-for-racial-
justice/article_36bcf31c-a6a6-11ea-aa51-17573c7f0ebf.html
The Hill
2018/09/13 Hispanic Caucus chair declines Trump White House invite. Tal Axelrod
https://thehill.com/latino/406635-hispanic-caucus-chair-declines-trump-white-house-invite
KRQE
Gov Lujan Grisham to address racism and systemic injustice on Thursday
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/gov-lujan-grisham-to-address-racism-systemic-injustice-on-thursday/
New Mexico Political Report
2020/07/13 New Mexico one of 18 states to sue President Trump over international student policy. Susan Dunlap.
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/07/13/new-mexico-one-of-18-states-to-sue-pres-trump-over-international-
student-policy/
El Paso Times
2019/06/11 New Mexico Sues Trump administration over quick release migrants. Morgan Lee
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/06/11/nm-sues-trump-administration-over-quick-release-
migrants/1418830001/
KOB
2020/11/07 New Mexico GOP raising funds for Trump lawsuits. Patrick Hayes
https //www kob com/albuquerque-news/new-mexico-gop-raising-funds-for-trump-lawsuits/5918359/
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officials with the Republican Party of New Mexico are asking for donations to help
President Donald Trump challenge election results. “It’s going to cost a lot of money,” said GOP Chairman Steve
Pearce. “They’ve already deployed hundreds of lawyers in each one of these states so you’re talking millions of
dollars just to go in and check,” he said.
On Saturday, NBC News projected Joe Biden would win the state of Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 Electoral
College votes needed to beat Trump. Before the projection, Trump tweeted “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
https //www kob com/albuquerque-news/new-mexico-gop-raising-funds-for-trump-lawsuits/5918359/
KOAT
2020/08 New Mexico Attorney General files lawsuit against Trump admin. US Postal Service elections voting.
Attorneys General from 13 other states are part of the suit, as well Brittany Hope
https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-us-postal-
service-elections-voting-usps/33638657
CORRUPTION WATCH
Public and Official Concerns, etc.
Looking back, forward: corrupt state officials
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
Thomas McClenaghan (Retiring FBI official) Albuquerque, 2009, comments on high amount of corruption in New
Mexico
http://www.topix.com/forum/albuquerque/T5A7VJ5OA47I3JFMU
New Mexico Ethics Watch
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
http://nmethicswatch.org/
Change dot org: Stop Judicial Corruption in New Mexico! - a closed petition to stop judicial corruption in New
Mexico. By Dennis W. Montoya of Rio Rancho, NM. Some excellent material associated with this
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico/u/517210
Gary King on Corruption (10/15/2010) The Albuquerque Metro Courthouse scandal case and more….
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
MURDERS OF WOMEN IN NEW MEXICO
http://newmexicomercury.com/blog/comments/womens_murders_justice_and_corruption_in_new_mexico
SEARCH AND SEZURE ISSUES
Wildcat: No excuse for unwarranted search seizure drug dogs (04/2015)
http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2015/04/no-excuses-for-unwarranted-search-seizure-drug-dogs
Think Progress: New Mexico is the second state to ban police from seizing innocent peoples property
https://thinkprogress.org/new-mexico-is-the-second-state-to-ban-police-from-seizing-innocent-peoples-property-
d9b947c1399#.ku6u8e181
LINKS MORE DETAIL
Media alpha order
Albuquerque Journal
2017/06/20 Grand Jury charges against former New Mexico senator. By Dan Boyd
https://www.abqjournal.com/1020699/grand-jury-files-charges-against-former-new-mexico-senator.html
Excerpt: Griego, 68, who lives in rural San Miguel County, represented a sprawling Senate district for more
than 18 years before resigning from the Senate in March 2015 under the cloud of an ethics investigation.He
said at the time of his resignation that he was unaware of the constitutional provision against lawmakers
profiting off legislation passed during their terms but insisted he did not think he was doing anything
wrong.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1020699/grand-jury-files-charges-against-former-new-mexico-senator.html
2016/01/28 Report: Corruption, cronyism stifle NM economy. By Ellen Marks
https://www.abqjournal.com/713977/report-corruption-cronyism-stifle-nm-economy.html
Excerpt: The report says New Mexico has become “infamous” because of a number of cases, ranging from
the 2008 pay-to-play investment scandal during the administration of Gov. Bill Richardson to the more
recent case of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who just finished serving a 30-day jail term for
illegally diverting campaign donations to fuel a gambling addiction….New Mexico’s reliance on government
jobs, its history of corruption and a “poorly compensated” citizen Legislature create a “perfect storm” that is
a major reason for the state’s languishing economy, according to a report released Thursday by the non-
partisan Committee for Economic Development and the University of New Mexico….The authors describe
crony capitalism in New Mexico as “regulatory favoritism, pay-to-play political coercion and interest group
politics, in which companies gain more from political activity than their own economic activity.”
https://www.abqjournal.com/713977/report-corruption-cronyism-stifle-nm-economy.html
2009/08/20 Ex-Secretary of State Vigil-Giron, 3 others charged with laundering million
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/20235164688newsstate08-20-09.htm
Excerpt: Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, along with a Democratic Party consultant and two
lobbyists, was named Wednesday in a sweeping public corruption indictment charging the four with
laundering millions of dollars meant for a voter education campaign. Vigil-Giron, consultant Armando
Gutierrez and lobbyists Elizabeth "Daisy" Kupfer and Joseph Carl Kupfer were indicted on 50 counts each,
including conspiracy, fraud, embezzlement and 11 counts of money laundering over $100,000…. Among the
lengthy list of charges is making or permitting false public vouchers, making or taking kickbacks and
tampering with evidence. The evidence tampering charge stems from a "memorandum" allegedly
"fabricated" sometime before April 2007 and backdated to Sept. 2, 2004, with the intent of avoiding
prosecution.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/20235164688newsstate08-20-09.htm
Change dot org: Stop Judicial Corruption in New Mexico. This petition was delivered to: New Mexico State House;
New Mexico State Senate; New Mexico Governor
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico/u/517210
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico?source_location=minibar
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico/u/517190
https://www.change.org/p/stop-judicial-corruption-in-new-mexico?source_location=minibar
Gazette
http://gazette.com/homeland-security-to-up-presence-in-four-corners/article/133988
Excerpt: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations in New Mexico said it plans to increase
its presence in the Four Corners region to counter to growing influences of drug cartels in the area. The
Farmington Daily Times reports the federal agency proposes that two agents move to San Juan County full-
time and that more agents be dispatched occasionally to the area to assist with serious criminal
investigations. The move comes after New Mexico law enforcement agencies around the state have asked
federal officials to assist cash-strapped departments in battling gangs, drug trafficking and weapons
violations. But as federal authorities have moved into places like Roswell and Las Cruces, violent drug cartels
have increased their presence in the remote area of northwest New Mexico that borders Arizona, Utah and
Colorado. Federal authorities said that by getting involved and charging criminals in federal court, it can
increase the amount of prison time. "New Mexico is very difficult with their laws. It's hard to get some
quality time" in prison, said Kevin Abar, the assistant special agent in charge for the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security Investigations in New Mexico. "This is where the federal government can step in, in the
issue."
In recent months, homeland security agents assisted local law enforcement agencies in more than 20
criminal investigations that will be prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, said Dennis Ulrich, a deputy special agent
in charge of the agency's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Some of the worst of the worst
(criminals), they've plucked them out of here for narcotics, guns and gang membership," said Neil Haws, the
director of Region II Narcotics Task Force. "It's very significant." Homeland Security investigations will focus
on arresting criminals for bulk-cash smuggling, weapons, child exploitation, narcotics, identity theft, cultural
property smuggling, counterfeit drugs and merchandise and identity theft, Abar said. Federal charges for
those types of crimes have harsher punishments than state charges. And the crimes are commonly used to
fund terrorism and drug cartels, he said.
http://gazette.com/homeland-security-to-up-presence-in-four-corners/article/133988
Governing: Ethics - Dianna Duran (2015)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-new-mexico-ethics-dianna-duran.html
Justice dot gov: Federal Indictment Charges Eight w/Participating in Taos County Heroin Trafficking and
Money Laundering Ring (2015)
Defendants Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-
Related Deaths in New Mexico
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/federal-indictment-charges-eight-participating-taos-county-heroin-
trafficking-and-money
KOAT
2012/11/16 Former Secretary of State cleared of wrongdoing: A judge has dismissed corruption charges against
former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron because of repeated delays in her case that violated her
speedy trial rights.
https://www.koat.com/article/former-secretary-of-state-cleared-of-wrongdoing/4386084
KRQE:
2017/01/10 Proposal targets corrupt NM officials
http://krqe.com/2017/01/10/lawmakers-proposal-targets-corrupt-new-mexico-officials/
2016/12/19 Demesia Padilla investigation latest reminder of hole in public corruption law. Law taking public
official benefits only applies to elected officials. By Alex Goldsmith
http://krqe.com/2016/12/19/demesia-padilla-investigation-latest-reminder-of-hole-in-public-corruption-law/
KOAT: FBI Small town corruption in NM
http://www.koat.com/article/fbi-small-town-corruption-in-nm/4410898
LA Times: New Mexico judge's bribery case is one for the books. By Michael Haederle (12/08/2011)
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/08/nation/la-na-new-mexico-judges-20111209
Excerpt: It wasn't a good day for New Mexico's judiciary when a district judge in Las Cruces, the state's
second-largest city, was indicted last spring on bribery charges for allegedly soliciting campaign
contributions in return for political favors.Then things went from bad to worse. The special prosecutor
handling the case demanded that the chief justice of the state Supreme Court recuse himself for allegedly
having made prejudicial comments and rulings.And then came the release of a secretly recorded audiotape
in which the indicted judge, Michael Murphy, could be heard casually spouting barnyard profanities, racial
epithets and homosexual slurs.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/08/nation/la-na-new-mexico-judges-20111209
Mother Jones (2014)
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/susana-martinez-new-mexico-whistleblower-suit-jon-barela/
New Mexico Mercury: Women’s Murders, Justice and Corruption in New Mexico. By Frontera Norte Sur (02/18/2014)
http://newmexicomercury.com/blog/comments/womens_murders_justice_and_corruption_in_new_mexico
New Mexico News Report: Looking back forward corrupt state officials
http://www.newmexiconewsport.com/looking-back-forward-corrupt-state-officials/
NM Political Report: Sex assault child aps deputy superintendent. By Joey Peters (08/21/2015)
http://nmpoliticalreport.com/11183/aps-deputy-superintendent-who-resigned-is-facing-trial-for-sexual-
assault-of-a-child/
Excerpt: On July 18, 2013, Denver police arrested Martinez, whose full name is Timothy Jason Martinez, on
charges of sexual assault on a child from a position of trust and other felony charges. The case is still
ongoing, with a trial date set for Oct. 9 in District Court in Denver. Martinez faces four counts, all of which
allege sexual assault of a child. “They are all felonies,” said Denver District Attorney spokeswoman Lynn
Kimbrough. “Class three and class four felonies.” It’s unclear how many children in total Martinez is accused
of assaulting.
http://nmpoliticalreport.com/11183/aps-deputy-superintendent-who-resigned-is-facing-trial-for-sexual-
assault-of-a-child/
New Mexico Politics dot net: By Gary King Attorney General’s Office(10/15/2010)
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
Excerpt: A great deal has been said recently about what is being done to combat corruption in our state, a
lot of it has been based on political rhetoric and posturing without regard to facts and verifiable records.
Therefore, it is important for New Mexicans to know what their Attorney General’s Office has done and
continues to do to address corruption.
http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/10/addressing-corruption-in-new-mexico/
New York Times: As New Mexico scandals grow Democrats hope to tarnish governor (2015)
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/politics/as-new-mexico-scandals-grow-democrats-hope-to-tarnish-
governor.html?mcubz=1
Excerpt: Ms. Duran is facing 64 misdemeanor and felony charges, accused of misusing campaign money to
cover gambling and other personal expenses, one of several scandals to have rocked New Mexico politics
this summer.For Democrats, Ms. Duran’s fall from grace caps a string of scandals that have offered a chance
to regain lost ground ahead of next year’s elections. They include the hiring of a man accused of child sexual
assault as deputy schools superintendent in Albuquerque and an investigation over potential abuse of
power by a senior state executive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/politics/as-new-mexico-scandals-grow-democrats-hope-to-tarnish-
governor.html?mcubz=1
Santa Fe New Mexican:
Albuquerque schools CFO files whistleblower suit against district. By Chris Quintana (08/24/2015)
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/albuquerque-schools-cfo-files-whistleblower-suit-
against-district-skandera/article_22092258-f075-5aba-bb26-6e51928791eb.html
Former Rio Mayor Probed in Olympic Linked Corruption Scandal
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/former-rio-mayor-probed-in-olympic-linked-corruption-
scandal/article_74acd162-5624-55a1-9bc5-a2eb35294fba.html
Topix blog site: Blog Forum writer Goldstein: SAC/FBI Tom McClenaghan: New Mexico most corrupt of 50 states
(2009)
http://www.topix.com/forum/albuquerque/T5A7VJ5OA47I3JFMU
Exerpt: Jan 21, 2009. In an interview aired at 2215 (10:15PM for you civilians) 20 January 2009, retiring Special
Agent in Charge of the Albuquerque FBI Field Office Thomas C. McClenaghan said that the Chicago FBI SAC
who made the pronouncements about Governor Blagoyevich and Illinois as being very corrupt "has never
lived in New Mexico" and that corruption here was "epidemic and permeates ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT."
The interview was aired by rival TV News Station Channel No. 13, K*R*Q*E.I am REALLY sorry to see this man
go. New Mexico needs someone like him at the FBI field office to purge this place of the malignant disease
that is corruption. He did say that there were a number of ongoing investigations (in addition to the ones
already publicized). I hope they include District Court Special Commissioner Rosemary A. Cosgrove-Aguilar,
Judge Angela J. Jewell, D.A. Kari A. Brandenburg, Chief Ray Schultz (and several of his underlings), and of
course, Mayor for Life Martin J. Sideshow Chavez. "Go, FBI, Go!"
http://www.topix.com/forum/albuquerque/T5A7VJ5OA47I3JFMU
Two Malcontents: New Mexico Corruption Epidemic Fed Says (01/2009)
https://the-two-malcontents.com/2009/01/new-mexico-corruption-epidemic-fed-says/
A retiring FBI agent in the thick investigating and prosecuting public officials said Tuesday New Mexico
may be the most corrupt state in the nation. New Mexico has a long list of corrupt politicians, and the list
could be growing. High-profile political figures and associates have been convicted, and ongoing
investigations are making frequent headlines. Many of those cases began with FBI agents in Albuquerque.
"It’s our No. 1 criminal program," Thomas McClenaghan, special agent in charge of the FBI Albuquerque field
office, said. Corruption scandals that took down former state Sen. Manny Aragón, once considered the most
powerful politician in the Senate. Former State Treasurer Robert Vigil, his predecessor and a long list of
criminal accomplices have been convicted or cut plea dea
ls in federal court.McClenaghan will lead
Albuquerque’s team of FBI agents only through the end of the week. He retires on Friday. "From what we’ve
seen here, corruption in this state is epidemic," he told KRQE News 13. "It is at all levels of government."
https://the-two-malcontents.com/2009/01/new-mexico-corruption-epidemic-fed-says/
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