Former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr.
Because Jerome Block Jr. has failed to comply with a plea agreement stemming from several felony convictions, the attorney general will seek the maximum of 4.5 years in prison for the former Public Regulation Commission member.
Attorney General Gary King made the announcement a day after Block was arrested for a third time and booted from a drug court program for noncompliance.
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
“King’s office brokered the plea deal in September that called for Block, who has admitted he is addicted to painkillers, to plead to several felony offenses, resign from his $90,000-a-year elected job with the PRC and never run for office again.
“‘On a personal level, (King) feels bad for Mr. Block because he wanted to see him clean himself up,’ said Phil Sisneros, King’s spokesman. ‘But while he feels for him on a personal level, on a legal level, (Block) was given every opportunity and he wasn’t able to take advantage of that. Now, we plan to seek the maximum (prison term) per the plea agreement.’”
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