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Sen. Heinrich Joins Colleagues In 53-47 Vote To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson To Serve On U.S. Supreme Court

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich during a meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in his office March 28 in Washington, D.C. Courtesy photo 

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court:

“It is an honor to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Judge Jackson received bipartisan support in the Senate because she is extremely well qualified Read More

New Mexico Board Of Bar Examiners Names New Executive Director Camille Pedrick

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New NMBBE Executive Director Camille Pedrick

NMBBE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners (NMBBE) announces Camille Pedrick as its new executive director. She assumes her duties effective April 11.

Pedrick was born and raised in Albuquerque. She received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2005 and earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology from UNM in 2001.

The board, which is an agency of the state Supreme Court, administers the bar exam for law school graduates and attorneys seeking to practice in New Mexico, and it Read More

FBI: Roswell Escrow Manager Arraigned On Charges Of Wire Fraud & Illegal Transactions In Excess Of $2 Million

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner, 43, of Roswell was arraigned in federal court Tuesday on a 38-count indictment charging him with 34 counts of wire fraud and four counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

Jensen-Tanner is subject to conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

A federal grand jury indicted Jensen-Tanner March 8. According to the indictment and other court records, Jensen-Tanner allegedly used his position and access as owner and president of Roswell Escrow Services, Read More

FBI: Arizona Man Pleads Guilty In Albuquerque To Perjury

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — John Dompierre, 58, of Avondale, Ariz., pleaded guilty March 28 in Federal Court to perjury.

Sept. 10, 2020, federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Dompierre with one count of conspiracy and one count of transportation for illegal sexual activity.

Dompierre went to trial on those charges in November 2021, but a mistrial was ordered Nov. 5, 2021, when the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.

In his plea agreement, Dompierre admitted that he perjured himself during the trial, Nov. 3 and 4, 2021, as he testified in his own defense. Dompierre falsely Read More

FBI: Shiprock Woman Arraigned For Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Faith Nicholle Sullivan, 27, of Shiprock and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court April 1 on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Sullivan will remain in custody pending trial.

A federal grand jury indicted Sullivan Oct. 14, 2021. According to the indictment and other court records, June 8, 2021, Sullivan allegedly assaulted a Navajo Police Officer with a knife. The alleged assault occurred at Sullivan’s residence in Shiprock on the Navajo Nation.

An indictment is only an allegation. A defendant is considered innocent unless Read More

NMSP Probe Isleta Police Officer Involved Shooting

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Car thief Jason Ramirez is in police custody. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

BERNALILLO COUNTY — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate a police shooting Monday involving the Isleta Police Department (IPD).

Agents learned at about 12:36 a.m., that the Los Lunas Police Department (LLPD) attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a red Hyundai sedan near 702 Los Lentes Road in Los Lunas.

The Hyundai, which was reported stolen, did not stop. A pursuit was initiated by LLPD with the assistance of the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO).

During the pursuit, Read More

NM Attorney General: Violent Serial Shoplifter Indicted

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From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announces yet another step forward against organized retail crime today with the filing of an indictment against Brianna Garcia.

Today’s indictment contains 20 counts, including allegations of shoplifting, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and shooting at or from a motor vehicle.

Garcia was pulled over March 15, 2022, and arrested in Beckham County, Okla., where she remains in custody pending extradition back to New Mexico.

“My office will continue to target violent criminals trying Read More

FBI: Kenyan National Arraigned On Wire Fraud Charges In Bernalillo County

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FBI News:

…Man accused of defrauding Bernalillo County through wire transfer scheme

ALBUQUERQUE – Oscar Kipikirui Ngeno, 41, was arraigned in federal court March 30 on an indictment charging him with 10 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy.

Ngeno will remain on conditions of release pending trial.

A federal grand jury indicted Ngeno Feb. 24. According to the indictment and other court records, from October through December 2019 Ngeno, a citizen of Kenya who was present in New York on an immigrant visa, allegedly engaged in a scheme to deceive and defraud the government of Bernalillo Read More

AG Balderas Secures 30 Year Sentence For Former UNM Medical Student Charged With Possessing, Manufacturing Child Exploitation Materials

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Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Wednesday, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that Sergei Von Hoyningen-Huene was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Judge Cindy Leos.

In May of 2021, Von Hoyningen-Huene pleaded guilty to three counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Manufacture) and one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Possession).

In July 2020, Albuquerque Police Department investigators, acting on a cybertip that located child exploitation materials, conducted a search warrant of Von Hoyningen-Huene’s Albuquerque residence, where they Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Names Elizabeth A. Garcia Chief Clerk And Stephanie Wilson State Law Librarian

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Elizabeth Garcia takes oath as Chief Clerk of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Courtesy/NMSC

State Law Librarian Stephanie Wilson takes oath from Chief Justice Michael Vigil. Courtesy/NMSP

AOC News:

SANTA FE — Elizabeth A. Garcia has assumed the duties of Chief Clerk of the New Mexico Supreme Court and Stephanie Wilson has become the State Law Librarian.

Chief Justice Michael Vigil administered oaths to Garcia and Wilson during a ceremony Tuesday in the Supreme Court courtroom.

The Chief Clerk’s responsibilities range from legal research and writing to overseeing the administrative Read More