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New Mexico Attorney General Faces Fraud, Corruption Allegations Amid Power Company Merger
Civic and environmental groups accuse AG Hector Balderas of improper dealings with a lawyer and longtime friend.
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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas may have violated state fraud and anti-corruption laws by hiring the firm of an old law school friend to work on several lucrative cases for the state, according to a complaint filed with the state auditor in mid-July.
The five environmental and civic groups behind the complaint are asking State Auditor Brian Colón to investigate the potential violations as well as alleged “overbilling and duplicative billing” by a firm where Balderas’ longtime friend Marcus Rael is a partner. The attorney general is required to sign off on hires and billing.
Jane Crayton
Ms. Jane Crayton earned an M.A. in Art Education from the University of New Mexico, where she worked at the Center for Advanced Research in Computing in the ARTS Lab. She currently works for University of Wyoming, Coe Student Innovation Center as a Makerspace Coordinator and College of Education as an Adjunct Instructor. She currently directs the 4-H MakeHER Scholar program funded by STEM Next Foundation in collaboration with Wyoming Afterschool Alliance, and the Pokes Making the Future program funded by Cognizant Foundation. Jane is also a collaborator on the Rio Verde Archaeology Project at CU Boulder where she has documented multiple grant funded projects and developed a virtual archaeology field experience focused on game-based learning, educational technology and STEM education through project-based art and design until 2024. She serves on the Diversity and Inclusivity Committee for the Nation of Makers and as STEM Educator for the Wyoming Latina Youth Conference
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LaTascya Duff, left, and sister LaTora Duff are shown working out at a UNM practice last November. LaTascya Duff will undergo surgery soon and may miss the start of the 2021-22 season. (Courtesy of UNM)
The good news for University of New Mexico women’s basketball fans is the season does not tip off in July. If it did, coach Mike Bradbury would be in a bind.
Between players recovering from surgery, another scheduled for surgery and a trio of not-yet-on-campus Europeans, the Lobos have quite a few more questions than answers regarding the 2021-22 season. Just two returning starters, forward Shaiquel McGruder and point guard LaTora Duff, have been full participants in UNM’s summer workouts.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Denise Herrera found her passion years ago, but it wasn’t until recently that it created a path back home to New Mexico.
In May, the Con Alma Health Foundation, based out of Santa Fe, announced that it had hired Herrera to replace its outgoing executive director Dolores E. Roybal, who had been with the organization for 15 years. The Con Alma Health Foundation aims to level the playing field when it comes to accessing and getting quality health care.
Denise Herrera, executive director of Con Alma Health Foundation, poses in the courtyard of their office in Santa Fe, Wednesday July 21, 2021. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)