Governor Announces Crackdown On Parents Failing To Pay Child Support
Gubernatorial Candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham Arrives For Meet & Greet In Los Alamos
Gubernatorial Candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham stopped in front of the Los Alamos Daily Post on Central Avenue moments ago on her way to a Meet & Greet event with House Dist. 43 candidate Christine Chandler underway until 6:30 p.m. at Bath Tub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. This is one of the stops on the Jobs & Leadership Statewide Bus Tour with Grisham and candidate for Lt. Gov. Howie Morales. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
FBI: Former NM Taxation And Revenue Employee Gets 46 Months For Federal Extortion Conviction
FBI News:
- Defendant also Ordered to Pay $43,380 in Restitution
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. District Judge Martha Vazquez sentenced Larry Mendoza, a former Revenue Agent of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, to 46 months of imprisonment for his conviction on Hobbs Act extortion charges in federal court today in Santa Fe.
Mendoza will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence. Judge Vazquez also ordered Mendoza to pay $43,380 in restitution.
In announcing Mendoza’s sentence, U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson said, “Public employees violate a sacred Read More
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AG On Federal Intervention In Taos Compound Case
From the Office of Attorney General Hector Balderas:
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following statement following the arrest by the FBI of the five people from the compound in Taos:
We are relieved that these dangerous individuals will finally be held in custody after federal entities stepped in because of inexplicable dismissals of the cases.
I strongly believe that First Degree Child Abuse Resulting in Death should be a top priority for our State and justice for Abdul-Ghani What must be sought for the horrific loss of life of a 3-year-old child. Read More
Update: New Mexico State Police Investigate Fatal Bus Crash On I-40 … Death Toll Rises To Eight
NMSP News:
The New Mexico State Police responded to a fatal collision around 12:30 p.m., Thursday involving a semi-tractor-trailer and a Greyhound bus on Interstate 40 around mile post 50 in McKinley County. Interstate 40 westbound was completely closed for approximately eight hours because of this crash and subsequent investigation.
This crash scene occurred in a rural area between Gallup and Grants, NM. Multiple agencies responded to assist at the scene, including the Milan Police Department, Navajo Nation Police Department, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Cibola County Read More
Michelle Lujan Grisham On FBI Arrests And Federal Charges In Amalia Compound Case In Taos
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement regarding the arrests and federal charges filed against the five suspects in the Amalia compound case in Taos:
“I am thankful the Amalia suspects have been arrested and charged by the FBI and I look forward to the swift pursuit of justice and the continued protection of the innocent child victims.” Read More
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NM State Police Investigate Fatal Bus Crash On I-40
NMSP News:
The New Mexico State Police responded Thursday to a fatal collision involving a semi-truck and a Greyhound bus on Interstate 40 around mile post 50 in McKinley County.
The preliminary investigation indicates a semi-truck traveling east on Interstate 40 suffered a tire blow out causing the semi to cross the median into opposing west bound traffic of Interstate 40. The semi-truck collided head on with a westbound Greyhound passenger bus carrying more than forty-eight passengers.
So far, State Police have confirmed four fatalities. The majority of passengers were transported to Read More
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