{"id":34128,"date":"2011-12-02T08:09:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=34128"},"modified":"2011-12-02T08:09:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T15:09:09","slug":"ny-times-woman-%e2%80%98felt-pressured%e2%80%99-into-relationship-with-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2011\/12\/ny-times-woman-%e2%80%98felt-pressured%e2%80%99-into-relationship-with-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Times: Woman \u2018felt pressured\u2019 into relationship with Richardson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Gov. Bill Richardson (Photo by Heath Haussamen)<\/p><\/div>\n

The New York Times has some new details on the federal investigation<\/a> into allegations that former Gov. Bill Richardson<\/a> had supporters pay off a woman during his 2008 presidential campaign to keep quiet about their alleged extramarital affair.<\/p>\n

From the newspaper<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother former member of the Richardson administration confirmed that a sexual harassment claim was made against Mr. Richardson around 2007 by a woman connected to state government and that a settlement was discussed with one of the former governor\u2019s personal lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cA one-time adviser to the governor, who, like the others, insisted on anonymity to discuss the politically delicate case, said a government employee complained privately in 2007 that she had felt pressured into having a sexual relationship with Mr. Richardson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe former adviser said that Mr. Richardson\u2019s lawyers entered into a confidential settlement with the woman for $250,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cA person familiar with but not connected to the investigation said the money was believed to have been wired to the woman\u2019s lawyer from a bank in Mexico.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Like other media, The Times didn\u2019t name the woman, whose identity isn\u2019t known publicly.<\/p>\n

The Times also quoted a \u201clongtime former aide\u201d as saying the investigation is \u201cabout humiliating someone they don\u2019t like politically\u201d and \u201chas nothing to do with justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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