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In addition, Foley is a close friend of a son of Judge Clyde McKee, the Roswell Daily Record is reporting today.
McKee, according to the site FollowTheMoney.org, gave $50 to Foley in 2002 or 1998. The year differs on different pages on the Web site. In addition, according to the newspaper, the judge is the father of Michael McKee, who told the newspaper he is “a close personal friend of Dan Foley and a campaign contributor and supporter.”
In 2004 alone, Michael McKee gave $1,103 to Foley’s campaign, the newspaper reported.
In addition, Foley came to the defense a year ago of Teresa Davis-McKee, Michael McKee’s wife, during a verbal altercation involving a county commissioner at the Chaves County Courthouse.
The charges against Foley stem from a fight between two teens at a Gus Macker basketball tournament in
Foley, who is scheduled to go on trial on Aug. 2, has pleaded not guilty. He faces a maximum fine of $784 and 20 days in jail.
There is an appearance here that the judge could be too close to the accused in this case. At the same time,
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“I have faith in the legal system, whichever judge hears my case. I look forward to my day in court,” Foley told me.