Posted on 08/19/2009 3:39:18 PM PDT by CedarDave
Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, Democratic Party consultant Armando Gutierrez and lobbyists Elizabeth and Joseph Carl Kupfer were indicted Wednesday on 50 counts each of conspiracy, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering over $100,000 and other charges for alleged acts occurring from 2004 through 2006.
The four, who are named in separate indictments filed Wednesday afternoon in Bernalillo County District court, also are charged with making or permitting false public vouchers, making or taking kickbacks and tampering with evidence.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
BTW, I haven't heard anything lately about the FBI and US Attorney "pay to play" investigation into Richardson and his cronies.
NM list PING!
More Democrat Party of Corruption. Is it much like NJ down there?
Isn’t he the new N.Korean Czar? He would be protected.
More corrupt government employees being exposed?..What a shock...No doubt the governor has paid off the corrupt government judges and local prosecutors and will no doubt walk.
Gosh, I wish my Aunt were still alive, she would likely have an interesting take.
So what happened. These monies get bilked outright, or just redirected to the likes of ACORN?
Exactly Cedar Dave,
when are they going to take down Richardson?
You know that pos is dirty.
Yay! Although, I wish they’d actually pay for their crimes.
...also, who wants to bet the reason ‘we’ abolished the death penalty in this state is because if the people knew how corrupt they were they’d GET the death penalty?
Somehow I have the feeling that nothing less than a .357 would take down Richardson...
what? no way does this sound like NM
Wasn’t federal prosecutor David Iglesis from New Mexico? And fired for not doing enough to stop the voter corruption?
CHICAGO TIES:
(Richardson + Vanderbilt Capitol—waiting for the other shoe to drop)
Region III Housing Authority: Last week, The Associated Press reported a state grand jury is investigating the operations of an Albuquerque-based regional housing authority that defaulted on payments for $5 million in bonds it sold to New Mexico. State Attorney General Gary King has been investigating the housing agency, which the State Investment Council in 2006 concluded had misused bond proceeds to pay salaries and benefits, make loans and buy vehicles. The SIC in May 2008 filed a separate civil action against the agency’s former executive director, Vincent “Smiley” Gallegos, and an Albuquerque bond attorney, Robert Strumor, in an effort to recover the $5 million in taxpayer money. That suit is pending.
On Wednesday, State Auditor Hector Balderas released a report saying all five regional housing authorities he audited “were plagued by weak internal controls and a lack of adequate oversight,” and “the blatant disregard for proper policies and procedures created an environment ripe for waste, fraud, and abuse.” Gallegos has denied wrongdoing.
Vanderbilt Capital Advisors: Another allegation of pay-to-play. Frank Foy, a former chief investment officer of the state Educational Retirement Board, charged in a civil lawsuit unsealed Friday that state officials pressured ERB and the State Investment Council to hire a Chicago company, Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, which had contributed more than $15,000 to Richardson’s presidential campaign. Vanderbilt lost a total of $90 million in state money. Richardson’s office and other state officials named in the suit denied wrongdoing.
YAY!
Surprised but pleased. May justice be served.
The word “Democratic” was actually used in this report, in the first sentence no less - I’m amazed.
Trying to feign shock, but not succeeding.
Again ? Well, if you can’t do it right the first time...
This is great news. It is obvious that these leftists front groups are corrupt.
Our corrupt Democrats are not as sophisticated as the ones in New Jersey. They are more like trailer trash scam artists.
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