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New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Moves Against Fraud

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Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal

STATE News:

New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal has announced the indictment of Matthew Walker of Albuquerque for felony arson and insurance fraud May 21, 2021.

Special agents with the Criminal Division of the Office of Superintendent of Insurance worked with Albuquerque Fire and Rescue to investigate the matter.

Walker is accused of setting fire to his car when it was parked at a dealership pending repair. Walker is further charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim with his auto insurance carrier for the fire damage to his Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds First-degree Murder Conviction Of Azamar-Nolasco In Killing Of Raton Woman

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Supreme Court News:

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court today upheld the first-degree murder and aggravated stalking convictions of Alejandro Azamar-Nolasco for the 2016 killing of a Raton woman.

The state’s highest court, in a divided decision, vacated the defendant’s conviction and sentence for aggravated burglary, concluding that it violated constitutional double jeopardy protections against multiple punishments for the same criminal conduct.

As charged against Azamar-Nolasco, the crime of aggravated burglary required the defendant to commit a battery – “the unlawful, intentional Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Reaches Settlement With Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute

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NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has reached a settlement agreement with Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (LBRI) for alleged violations of New Mexico’s Radiation Protection Act dating back to 2017.

LBRI is in Albuquerque on property accessed through Kirtland Air Force Base. NMED alleged the facility failed to provide financial assurance sufficient to cover the cost of decommissioning radioactive materials at the facility.

In addition, NMED alleged LBRI failed to maintain critical radioactive material Read More

Three Members Of Albuquerque DTO Charged With Possessing, Trafficking Methamphetamine And Fentanyl

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DEA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — John Seibel, 25, Robert Pettit, 51, and Barbara Dockery, 64, all of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court Thursday for their parts in a drug trafficking organization run by Seibel – the Seibel DTO (Drug Trafficking Organization).

Detention hearings for each defendant are scheduled today, June 21.

June 9, a federal grand jury indicted Seibel and Pettit on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, two counts of distribution of 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, two counts of distribution of 500 grams and more Read More

Jicarilla Man Gets Two Years In Prison For Assault

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FBI News: 

ALBUQUERQUE — Ronnie Tiznado, 47, of Dulce and an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, was sentenced June 14 in federal court to two years in prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.

Tiznado pleaded guilty Feb. 27, 2020.

According to his plea agreement, Tiznado assaulted the victim June 2, 2019, in Rio Arriba County on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.

Tiznado admitted to throwing the victim to the ground and hitting her with his fists. The victim suffered serious bodily injuries as a result of the assault.

The FBI investigated this case with Read More

Superintendent Of Insurance Russell Toal Encourages New Mexicans To Sign Up For Health Care Coverage By Aug. 15

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OSI News:

The United States Supreme Court once again affirmed that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional.

A lawsuit pushed by Attorneys General in 18 states failed to pass muster, sealing the 2010 health reform as the law of the land. Medicaid expansion and health insurance marketplaces will continue to serve Americans.

“Thirty-one million Americans rely on the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage,” said New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal. “Now we can get down to the serious business of reducing premiums and out-of-pocket costs for New Read More

AG Announces Guilty Verdicts For Former New Mexico Tax & Revenue Cabinet Secretary Demesia Padilla

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Former TRD Cabinet Secretary Demesia Padilla

From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Balderas announced that jurors in the Thirteenth Judicial District found former Taxation and Revenue Department Cabinet Secretary Demesia Padilla guilty of two felony counts.

Jurors found beyond a reasonable doubt that Padilla stole more than $25,000 from Harold’s Grading and Trucking, a Bernalillo business, while she also was acting as cabinet secretary. Padilla acquired this money by surreptitiously linking her personal credit card to the business’ checking Read More

BeWellnm Statement Regarding United States Supreme Court Decision To Uphold Affordable Care Act

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BEWELLNM News:

BeWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, said it is thrilled the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Affordable Care Act ruling that was signed into law in 2012. As a result of the law, New Mexicans have received affordable health insurance regardless of their health status, age, gender, or other factors without having to worry about pre-existing condition exclusions.

BeWellnm said it is proud to have connected tens of thousands of New Mexicans to health insurance coverage, including thousands more during the current ongoing open enrollment period.

BeWellnm Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Man Charged In Federal Court With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Possession

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Orlando “Orly” Roybal, 39, of Albuquerque, was charged in Federal Court June 7 with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Roybal will remain in custody pending trial.

According to a criminal complaint, agents with the FBI’s Albuquerque Violent Crime Gang Task Force (VCGTF) and the New Mexico State Police executed a search warrant June 2 on an apartment allegedly used by Roybal. At the time, Roybal was serving a term of supervised Read More

Jeff And Pat Casados Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

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Pat and Jeff Casados of Los Alamos are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married June 18, 1971 in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo

Jeff and Pat Casados on election night Nov. 6, 2018 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Pat is serving her 5th term as Los Alamos Magistrate judge and Jeff is retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com Read More