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Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 26 To July 2, 2019

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

MAYRA ALEJANDRA LERMA

June 26 at 9:09 p.m. / Police arrested Mayra Alejandra Lerma, 20, of Los Alamos at San Ildefonso Road and Camino Redondo and charged her with speeding, driving without proof of insurance and for an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

SENTI SUNA

June 27 at 12:a.m. / Police arrested Senti Suna, 49, of Albuquerque at Central Avenue and East Road Read More

NMR&LD: Two Businessmen Guilty Of Securities Fraud

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NMR&LD News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Superintendent Marguerite Salazar announced Monday that Dain Leslie Schult of Austin, Texas and Joel McKay Hixon of Las Cruces have been found guilty of defrauding New Mexico investors in a Pyramid scheme that promised to use investors’ money to promote “mom and pop” radio stations on the internet.
 
Schult and Hixon were convicted of Fraud over $20,000, Securities Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Sale of an Unregistered Security, and Sale of Security by an Unlicensed Agent.
 
“This verdict sends
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Udall On Court Blocking Census Citizenship Question

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) issued the following statement Friday after the Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census for the time being:
 
“Today’s decision from the Supreme Court is a relief for New Mexico communities. Ensuring an accurate census count is critical to making sure that every community in our state gets its rightful share of federal resources—hundreds of millions of dollars are stake. The Trump administration’s proposal to add a citizenship question to
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Applicants Sought To Fill US District Court Vacancy

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STATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Honorable Judith C. Herrera announced her intention Sept. 28, 2018, to assume senior status after 15 years of distinguished service on the federal bench.
 
Judge Herrera’s announcement, effective July 1, 2019, will create a vacancy in Albuquerque for a U.S. District judge for the District of New Mexico.
 
In accordance with their constitutional responsibility as senators to provide advice and consent with respect to federal appointments, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich will recommend to the president a short list of qualified
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New Mexico Commission On Access To Justice Launches ‘Think About This’ Campaign

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Courtesy/NMCAJ

NMCAJ News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice has a message to the public: the lack of legal representation is causing serious injustice and suffering in civil cases.

All defendants in criminal cases are guaranteed a lawyer no matter what, but a lawyer is not guaranteed in civil cases and many people suffer serious consequences.

“People who can’t afford a lawyer in civil legal cases, or who can’t access legal resources, are losing their homes, losing their children, suffering from lack of benefits, suffering financial hardship because of large medical Read More

DA Serna Keeps Accused Child Rapist Bus Driver In Jail

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Stephen Meek
 
NMSP News:
 
TIERRA AMARILLA ― First Judicial District Attorney Marco Serna announced Monday that his office prevailed at a pretrial detention hearing keeping Stephen Meek, the Chama school bus driver accused of a raping a 7-year-old girl, in custody pending trial (link).
 
In response, District Attorney Marco Serna released the following statement:
 
“I remain laser focused on keeping New Mexico’s children safe from violent, sexual predators, and today we kept an accused child rapist behind bars. Our communities have too often experienced the devastation
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 12 To June 15, 2019

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

GEOFFRY MARQUEZ

June 12 at 12: 21 a.m. / Police arrested Geoffrey Marquez, 22, of Los Alamos in Santa Fe on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

DIANNA M. OLIVAS

June 12 at 11:47 p.m. / Police arrested Dianna M. Olivas, 21, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged her with two counts of battery against a household member and one count of resisting, evading and obstructing Read More

Free Online Access Provided To New Mexico’s Official Database Of State Laws, Other Legal Materials

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NMCC News:
 
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Compilation Commission, the state’s official legal publisher, announced that unprecedented free online access to the official master database of state laws became available to the public May 1.
 
Convenient online access to more legal materials, including forms used for filings in court cases, assists the increasing number of New Mexicans who represent themselves in civil legal proceedings.
 
“The public deserves easy access to the law and judges need the most current information when making decisions. With these changes, all lawyers
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GSD To Post Settlements Of Claims On Web

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico General Services Cabinet Secretary Ken Ortiz announced today that the department will begin the first-ever web posting of settlements of claims against state agencies.
 
“The money used to pay claims is taxpayer money, and taxpayers have a right to know how that money is being spent without going through a formal records request,” Ortiz said.
 
The secretary said the web postings also will streamline the process of releasing settlements, saving taxpayer money.
 
GSD’s Risk Management Division provides legal representation and insures
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FBI: Five Syndicato New Mexico Prison Gang Members Sentenced To Life For Murders In Aid Of Racketeering

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Five members of the Syndicato New Mexico prison gang were sentenced to life in prison this week in federal court in Las Cruces after juries convicted them in 2018 of committing murder in aid of racketeering.
 
These defendants were previously charged along with 17 others for murder and other offenses in a superseding indictment. Several of those charged went to trial while others pleaded guilty. March 12, 2018, a jury found Anthony Ray Baca, 55, of Albuquerque and Carlos Herrera, XX, of XXX. N.M., guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and murdering a person
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