Public Safety

State Releases Special Audit Of Town Of Estancia

State Auditor Tim Keller
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE  The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released a special audit of the Town of Estancia.
 
The audit assessed the Town’s financial controls during the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. The audit was requested by the Town’s management to examine concerns regarding financial practices, including a discrepancy in cash balances that arose in the last annual audit.
 
“This is a cautionary tale about how taxpayer dollars can be wasted over the years when the books are not in order,” State Auditor Tim Keller
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Sheriff: ‘The People Have Spoken’

Sheriff Marco Lucero speaking to the Los Alamos Daily Post in the media room Tuesday night at the Municipal Building after learning the community voted to keep the Office of the Sheriff in Los Alamos County: ‘The People Have Spoken’. The final unofficial vote on whether to abolish the Office of the Sheriff is 5,284 against and 4,825 for. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

IRS Warns Tax Professionals Of e-Services Scam

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX  The Internal Revenue Service recently issued an urgent alert to tax professionals who use IRS e-services to beware of an email asking them to update their accounts and directing them to a fake website.
 
The subject line for the fraudulent email is “Security Awareness for Tax Professionals.” The “From” line is “Your e-Services Team.” It has both an IRS logo and an e-services logo that hyperlinks to a URL verified as a phishing site. The spoofing site poses as an e-services registration page.
 
The scammers are attempting to exploit current IRS efforts
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National Election Protection Volunteers Report In

ELECTION News:

Election Protection volunteers from around the country completed a 9:30 a.m. call to report in today and while there are isolated issues that are a concern on a number of fronts outlined below, the thousands of well-trained and experienced volunteers are working closely with Boards of Elections to resolve issues and the phrase used most often is “run of the mill with numerous events being handled and resolved.”

Reports indicate:

  • Call volume is steady around the country in the 23 call centers;
  • Florida — in Miami there have been problems with no Spanish language translators,
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Scenes From ‘Sheriff’s Public Safety Day’

Sheriffs from across New Mexico attend ‘Sheriff’s Public Safety Day’ hosted by the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Office Oct. 8 at Ashley Pond Park. The sheriffs gather at the event in a show of support for Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero, center. The fate of the Office of the Sheriff in Los Alamos County and whether to abolish it is in the hands of voters today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero, left, with Executive Director Jack Jones of the New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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