Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump. (Courtesy of KOAT)
Otero County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is being investigated by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office on grounds he violated the Campaign Reporting Act and the Governmental Conduct Act, and that he allegedly committed embezzlement, racketeering, money laundering and making or permitting a false voucher for public funds.
The office alleged Griffin misused campaign donations associated with Cowboys for Trump to pay child support for his son.
“Griffin has demonstrably taken official acts for personal financial interest, submitted a false public voucher and, on one known occasion, has used funds from a C4T bank account to pay for personal expenses, including his child support obligations,” according to court filings. “In each of these cases, Griffin has associated criminality with his organization, Cowboys for Trump. The extent of his criminal activity
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. An Albuquerque family is warning people about a scam that targets people looking to make some extra cash.
Amelia Linde said it started with an ad for a secret shopper.
“She was just looking for a little something fun and interesting to do extra because she can t do much else right now, like all of us, so she looked for gigs uh saw this one popped up,” Linde said.
Linde’s mom entered her name and address for the job. Two weeks later, a package arrived with a letter detailing an assignment.
“Suddenly there were a lot of red flags. And we realized she could have very easily been swept up in a scheme to lose hundreds if not thousands of dollars,” Linde said.
(Press Staff Photo by Makayla Grijalva)
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Silver City.
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church warned parishioners and community members of email text scams seemingly coming from Father Oliver Obele asking for money in the form of prepaid debit cards or eBay gift cards; however, the source of the messages is not Obele.
“It seems like, here we go again,” Deacon Bill Holguin with St. Vincent’s Catholic Church said. “This is the third or fourth time that people have requested money in Father’s name. And it’s usually as I have been able to gather a large amount.”