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AG Balderas Reaches $148 Million Settlement With Uber Over Data Breach

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Attorney General Hector Balderas  

From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that he, along with the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers.

“Companies have an obligation to report data breaches to their customers, and Uber failed to do so in a timely manner,” Balderas said. “When New Mexicans’ personal information Read More

State Court Of Appeals Sides With NMFOG In Holding That Public Entities That Provide Incomplete IPRA Responses May Have To Pay Damages

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COURT News:

ALBUQUERQUE – In a significant case shining light on enforcement of the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), the New Mexico Court of Appeals Monday reversed a lower court ruling and sided with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG). 

The Court’s ruling states that a public entity that provides an inadequate response to an IPRA request may be liable for damages of up to $100 per day.

The ruling came in a case filed by Marcy Britton, an animal rights activist who in 2009 filed an IPRA request with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office. The AG’s office only Read More

Attorney General Hector Balderas Secures Life Sentence For Convicted Albuquerque Murderer

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Convicted murderer Ameer Muhammad

From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced a sentence in excess of life imprisonment for Ameer Muhammad, the man convicted of the Albuquerque murder of Aaron Sieben in 2017.

Muhammad was found guilty of first degree felony murder, armed robbery, and shoplifting in July after Balderas took the case to trial.

“We have worked tirelessly to provide justice for Mr. Sieben’s family,” Balderas said. “Today, they can finally know that the man who has caused them so much pain has been punished to the fullest Read More

NM Drug Courts Certified Under New Evaluation System

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NMSC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Five New Mexico problem-solving courts have earned certification under a new evaluation process that ensures the treatment-based programs use high quality methods in helping offenders who struggle with addictions that contribute to repeat criminal behavior.
 
Three additional drug court programs are currently in the certification process through the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and four are to begin in November.
 
“Knowing court programs are operating according to recognized best practices is vital,” Supreme Court Chief Justice
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Grand Jury Indicts Man Charged With Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution And Assault

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Fred Lewis
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced the grand jury indictment of Fred Lewis.
 
Lewis is charged with one count of Human Trafficking, one count of Promoting Prostitution, one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, one count of of Bribery or Intimidation of a Witness, and one count of Battery.
Between early 2015 and late 2016, Lewis is alleged to have allowed a woman who recently moved to Albuquerque to share his apartment, eventually forcing her to perform sex acts with him and another individual, and threatening to kill
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Scenes From GOP Picnic At Urban Park Sunday

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Republican candidates running for local and state offices gathered for a community picnic sponsored by Dist. 28 Rep. Jimmie C. Hall Sunday afternoon at Urban Park. From left, Court of Appeals Judge Hank Bohnhoff (incumbent) Municipal Judge Alan Kirk (incumbent), Rep. Jimmie Hall, Brady Burke (county council), Lisa Shin (Dist. 43), John Bliss (county council), Dawn Voss (county council) and James Whitehead (sheriff). Photo by John McHale.ladailypost.com

Scene from GOP picnic Sunday at Urban Park. Photo by John McHale.ladailypost.com

Candidates from left, Lisa Shin (Dist. 43), and James Read More

FBI: Navajo Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Daniel Jimmy Morgan, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Mexican Springs, pled guilty Thursday in Federal Court in Albuquerque, to a voluntary manslaughter charge.
 
The FBI arrested Morgan Aug. 3, 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with killing a Navajo man on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, July 29, 2016. According to the criminal complaint, Morgan killed the victim by kicking the victim in the head and hitting him in the back and knees with a sledgehammer.
 
Morgan was indicted Aug. 23, 2016, and charged
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AG Balderas Keeps Child Trafficker Behind Bars

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Sharoski Jackson
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced that Sharoski Jackson, the man convicted of trafficking a child in 2013, will remain behind bars.
 
A Court of Appeals judge today ruled that Jackson knowingly recruited, solicited, enticed, transported or obtained a person under the age of eighteen years with the intent or knowledge that the person would be caused to engage in commercial sexual activity.
 
“The individuals who prey on vulnerable children – exploiting, endangering and abusing them for their own personal
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Elizabeth Allen Seeks To Bring Courtroom Experience To Municipal Court Bench

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Elizabeth K. Allen
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Attorney Elizabeth K. Allen is running for municipal judge.

The Democrat spoke about her decision to enter the race during an interview last week at the Los Alamos Daily Post.

“I love Los Alamos … I love this town and without being elected I’ve already been able to get involved,” Allen said. “There are so many opportunities to serve here – whether on a board or at my children’s school.”

She has served on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, the DWI Planning Council, Pajarito Environmental Education Read More