Former New Mexico lawmaker guilty of diverting public school funds
A New Mexico jury has found a former high-ranking Democratic legislator guilty of numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation. Jurors reached the verdict Friday. Sheryl Williams Stapleton was accused of diverting millions of dollars mean…
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A New Mexico jury has found a former high-ranking Democratic legislator guilty of numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation. Jurors reached the verdict Friday. Sheryl Williams Stapleton was accused of diverting millions of dollars mean…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a…
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