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The district attorney says police were justified in fatally shooting a Las Cruces man in January, but officials won’t release the report that led to that conclusion. The ‘Trust us, we’re the government’ argument isn’t good enough, especially when the government takes a life. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Public Regulation Commissioner Sandy Jones was shot at earlier today while he was parked on the side of Interstate 40 near Clines Corners talking on his cell phone, but he wasn’t harmed. Continue Reading
Public Regulation Commissioner Carol Sloan reportedly doesn’t plan to resign from her job at this point despite being convicted of two felonies that make her ineligible to run for re-election in November. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Democrats and Republicans are calling for Public Regulation Commissioner Carol Sloan’s resignation after she was convicted today of two felonies for attacking another woman with a rock in July because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband. Continue Reading
Public safety is a critical element in New Mexico’s future. Making sure citizens and businesses feel comfortable and safe as they engage in day-to-day activities is not only beneficial to our society, but it is conducive to growing the economy and educating our students. Continue Reading
Let me assure you that my office continues to aggressively pursue civil and criminal actions regarding fraudulent activity involving state investments. Continue Reading
Representative Dennis Kintigh’s recent article misses the mark when discussing the incarceration of people with marijuana possession convictions and people struggling with drug addiction. Continue Reading
It is interesting, and a little troubling, how certain misconceptions get a grip on the public’s mind. One glaring example of this is the widely repeated claim that the state prisons are full of people who have been convicted of simply possessing drugs. Continue Reading
We will persevere and keep moving forward, step by step, until we make it clear that stealing from the public treasury is not the way we do business in New Mexico and that such practices will have legal consequences. Continue Reading
Lawmakers didn’t give Attorney General Gary King the additional money he’s been seeking to hire an attorney to take on fraud cases during the special session. But they directed him to hire one anyway by shifting resources. Continue Reading
A district judge has dismissed half of the charges against Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. and his father, a former PRC member, ruling that the attorney general overstepped his authority with the indictments. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague has introduced legislation that would encourage additional states to collect DNA from people arrested for felony crimes so it can be checked against DNA gathered from unsolved crimes. Continue Reading
The president declared January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month earlier this year. My office has been actively involved for some time in raising awareness about all forms of modern slavery. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King has yet to act on nearly 100 cases filed under the state’s Fraud Against Taxpayers Act – and that could discourage potential whistleblowers from coming forward, the legislative sponsor of the law says. 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