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The use of a secure communications app by the Children, Youth and Families Department that routinely encrypts and deletes communications between staffers is more than troubling. One child advocacy organization calls it “outrageous.” The attorney general says it’s “highly concerning.” And an open government organization likens it to shredding public documents, raising the possibility it constitutes a crime.
In contrast to standard texts or emails, which can be accessed by attorneys, lawmakers, reporters and the public under the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act or discovery in a court case, messages sent via Signal are all but impossible to retrieve once deleted, leaving virtually no trace of a conversation. Use of Signal by CYFD was disclosed by Searchlight New Mexico, an investigative news organization.
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A former owner of a salon in New Mexico has been indicted on 24 felonies, including fraud and practicing medicine without a license, according to reports, after authorities discovered at least two patrons contracted HIV after getting a vampire facial.
Maria de Lourdes Ramos de Ruiz, 59, former owner of VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque, is also charged with racketeering, money laundering, and tax evasion. Individuals who jeopardize the health and safety of New Mexican families must be held accountable, Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a statement. We look forward to presenting this case at trial.
New Mexico spa owner faces 24 charges after Vampire Facial clients test positive for HIV Share Updated: 4:47 PM MDT Apr 21, 2021 Share Updated: 4:47 PM MDT Apr 21, 2021
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Show Transcript WIND DROPPING TEMPERATURES. I WILL SHOW YOU WHEN THAT WILL KICK IN. BRITTANY: A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE SALON OWNER IS NOW FACING 24 FELONY CHARGES OVER SO-CALLED VAMPIRE FACIALS. THE CHARGES AGAINST ’MARIA DE LOURDES RAMOS DE RUIZ’ INCLUDE PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE, AND FRAUD. TWO YEARS AGO, AT LEAST TW CLIENTS OF VIP SALON CONTRACTED HIV AFTER GETTING THE PROCEDURE. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH BETTER REGULATIO THE LEGISLATURE REALLY NEEDS TO CLOSE THIS DANGEROUS LOOPHOLE THAT ANY TYPE OF BEAUTY SERVICE BUSINESS CAN PROVIDE SUCH A DANGEROUS FUNCTION IS JUST APPALLING TO ME. BRITTANY: THE A.G. SAYS ANYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED A VAMPIRE FACIAL, FROM ANY BEAUTY PLACE, AND BELIEVE