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FBI: Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Albert A. Childress, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, announced today that Arturo Archuleta pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion.

Archuleta, 50, of Albuquerque, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to the plea agreement, from 2014 to 2018, Archuleta worked as an office manager at ABQ Injury Clinic, a chiropractic medicine practice in Albuquerque. During that time, Archuleta Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Overturns Regulatory Decision About Telecommunications Company

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New Mexico Supreme Court News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court Monday reversed a regulatory agency’s decision to permanently ban a company from becoming a provider of discounted telecommunications services to low-income consumers in New Mexico.

In a unanimous opinion, the Court concluded that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) lacked the authority under the law to forever prohibit Q Link Wireless LLC from petitioning the regulatory agency in the future for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC).

Q Link petitioned the PRC in 2012 for ETC designation Read More

72 Attorneys Take Oath To Practice Law In New Mexico

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New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon, center, speaks at a recent swearing-in ceremony for new attorneys. The other justices, from left, Justice Julie J. Vargas, Justice Michael E. Vigil, Justice David K. Thomson and Justice Briana H. Zamora. Courtesy/Administrative Office of the Courts

NMSC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Seventy-two new attorneys have been admitted to the practice of law in the state of New Mexico during a May 15 swearing-in ceremony.

“I encourage you to find a way to serve others in need of legal services,” Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon told the new attorneys during Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Issues Statement On Arrests In Extreme Abuse And Neglect Case

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement Thursday following the arrests of three individuals involved in an extreme case of abuse and neglect that resulted in the death of a 38-year-old woman with disabilities.

The woman was served by providers through a state-run program.

“Today, I applaud Attorney General Raúl Torrez and law enforcement for their quick action and coordination that led to this first step toward justice for the victim. As I have said before, abuse by those responsible for caring for the most vulnerable among us will not stand.

“Every Read More

FBI: Navajo Man Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Sheldon Carlton Daye was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Daye, 29, of Vanderwagen, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the indictment, Oct. 2, 2022, Daye allegedly hit and killed two people who were stopped on the shoulder of Highway 602, repairing a flat tire, near Bread Springs, N.M. Read More

New Mexico Judiciary To Hold Nation’s First Summit For State Treatment Court Graduates

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NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The first summit tailored for graduates of New Mexico treatment courts is 8 a.m., May 15-16 at the Santa Ana Resort & Casino. 

More than 100 New Mexico treatment court graduates from around the state are expected to attend the summit hosted by the Administrative Office of the Courts’ Department for Therapeutic Justice (AOC/DTJ).

The two-day engagement is designed to reinforce for graduates how powerful their lived experiences and successes are when supporting their peers and people currently enrolled in treatment courts, provide professional development, and share Read More

Governor Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Torrez On Holtec License Decision: ‘We Will Not Stop Our Fight To Protect New Mexico From Becoming A Nuclear Dumping Ground’

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STATE News:

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a joint statement following the decision by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to grant a license to Holtec International for an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.

“This decision by the NRC – which has been made despite the grave concerns of the state and the legislature over the project’s potential impacts to health, safety and the economy – is incredibly disappointing. It also undermines the NRC’s alleged commitment to meaningful engagement with stakeholders, as it appears Read More

FBI: Zuni Man Pleads Guilty To Voluntary Manslaughter

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Brian Wallace pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

Wallace, 44, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

In his plea agreement, Wallace admitted that he killed the victim, identified as John Doe, sometime between July 5, 2022, and Aug. 9, 2022, and buried him in a shallow grave in the backyard of a friend’s Read More

FBI: Federal Jury Convicts Former Los Lunas High School Coach Johnathon Bindues On Child Pornography Charges

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Johnathon Bindues after less than three hours of deliberation.

The jury convicted Bindues, 31, of Los Lunas on one count each of coercion and enticement of a minor and production of child pornography. United States District Judge James O. Browning presided.

A federal grand jury indicted Bindues on March 23, 2022. According to the evidence at Read More

FBI: Malachi Crockett Charged For Carjacking Spree

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Thursday that Malachi Alan Crockett was arraigned on an indictment charging him with three counts of carjacking, one count of attempted carjacking, and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Crockett, 18, of Albuquerque, will remain in custody pending trial.

A federal grand jury indicted Crockett April 27. According to the indictment and other court Read More