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Because of pending motions, the resignation of one judge, and the expected recusal of another, there’s “no trial date in sight” for former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and other defendants accused of bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King has invited members of the media to attend a Friday news conference at which he plans to talk about corruption cases. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King has lately been “dragging his public trust to political depths previously unplumbed” and should consider “recusing himself from office,” The Santa Fe New Mexican says. Continue Reading
A district judge ruled Wednesday that Attorney General Gary King’s office can’t prosecute a corruption case against former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and others because of perceptions of a conflict. Continue Reading
Two defendants already charged in state court with bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars were indicted this week on federal tax evasion charges. Continue Reading
With the governor spending most of the year dogged by a grand jury investigation and several other cases leading to indictments, public corruption took center stage in New Mexico in 2009. It’s No. 1 on Heath Haussamen’s list of the top 10 political stories of the year. Continue Reading
The trial of former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others accused of bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars has been set for July. Continue Reading
After being indicted in August on 50 counts related to public corruption, former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron was allowed to keep her job with the state Department of Workforce Solutions. Now, she’s learned she will be laid of Jan. 8 along with dozens of other political appointees. Continue Reading
Joseph Kupfer, one of four people indicted in the case involving former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, was working during the time of the alleged crimes as a consultant in Vigil-Giron’s office, documents show. Continue Reading
The vast majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Rebecca Vigil-Giron should be placed on administrative leave while the AG’s criminal case against her in pending. Continue Reading
Elizabeth Kupfer, one of four people indicted in the case involving former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, worked for about two months as a consultant on financial issues for Attorney General Gary King shortly after King took office in 2007. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King says his office has no “legal conflicts” that would prevent it from prosecuting the case against former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others. Continue Reading
One of two assistant attorney generals prosecuting the case against former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others was once fired by one of the defendants in the case, former AG employee Elizabeth Kupfer. Continue Reading
With the 2010 election cycle already in full swing, some Republicans are hitting Democrats hard over this week’s news that a former Democratic secretary of state and others were indicted in another massive corruption scandal. Continue Reading
Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron isn’t currently being placed on administrative leave from her position with the state Department of Workforce Solutions despite the fact that she was indicted on 50 felony counts related to public corruption on Wednesday. Continue Reading