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In the wake of Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega’s arrest last week in a firearms trafficking case, the Las Cruces Sun-News asks an interesting question: Why was Vega hired for the job in the first place? Continue Reading
UPDATED: The village of Columbus mayor and police chief, along with a city trustee and others, were charged today with being part of a firearms trafficking ring that was illegally smuggling guns into Mexico. Continue Reading
A bill that would increase jail time for and strip pensions from those convicted of public corruption crimes unanimously passed the House today. Continue Reading
A newly released special audit of the Region III Housing Authority finds that board members and employees were using agency money “as their own private ATM cash machine,” State Auditor Hector Balderas says. Continue Reading
The defendants in a case involving the state’s housing authorities have asked the N.M. Supreme Court to remove AG Gary King and his office from the case. Continue Reading
Following his Wednesday drunken driving arrest, N.M. Court of Appeals Judge Robert E. Robles is apologizing for “an egregious error in judgment” and says he hopes his apology is “the first indication of my profound remorse” and “complete acceptance of my actions.” Continue Reading
UPDATED: N.M. Court of Appeals Judge Robert E. Robles was arrested early Wednesday in Albuquerque on a charge of aggravated drunken driving, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
In the wake of the death of 3-year-old Leland Valdez, The Santa Fe New Mexican takes a comprehensive look at problems with the system that failed to protect him from fatal child abuse – and what might be done to fix things. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez has the authority, passion, knowledge and experience to fix problems at CYFD. Change will come too late for 3-year-old Leland Valdez, who died last week, but let’s hope Martinez is able to make changes that help prevent such deaths in the future. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Gov. Susana Martinez has named two prosecutors who used to work for her to fill vacancies on the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces. Continue Reading
The Court of Appeals has ruled that Attorney General Gary King can prosecute the defendants in a case involving the state’s housing authorities even though his office also represents the authorities in a civil capacity. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez has proposed no structural reforms to stop unethical behavior that doesn’t rise to the level of criminal activity. She needs to: Such mischief eventually grows into the culture of corruption that has made headlines so often in recent years. Continue Reading
By all accounts Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter, suffered from some type of mental illness. So the question must be asked: Was this shooting the kind of unavoidable tragedy that we have to just deal with, or was there more that could have been done to help Loughner and therefore avoid this type of heinous crime? Continue Reading
January 8th our nation was shocked by the mindless violence in Arizona. What did the shooter want to get? Sadly, the answer is notoriety. It is one of the most prevalent influences in our society. Yes, I am theorizing and do not know his mind. However, as I watch the coverage of major shootings in our society, all indicators point to this: Evil, thy name is notoriety. Continue Reading
Even in the wake of Saturday’s shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, members of the New Mexico delegation say they don’t want to build a wall of security between themselves and their constituents. Continue Reading