Two men facing recently added charges in the Bernalillo County Metro Courthouse scandal pleaded not guilty today.
Michael Murphy, who became the fifth person indicted in the scandal last month, and former Senate President Manny Aragon, who had another charge of mail fraud added against him, both entered the pleas today in federal court, the Associated Press is reporting.
You can read the indictment against them and three others by clicking here.
Prosecutors say the group bilked taxpayers out of a combined $4.2 million by inflating and falsifying invoices on the project. Three others have pleaded guilty for their roles, and the five under indictment are facing felony charges including conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering.