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Man who made secret recording of Gov’s chief of staff comes forth
Keith Gardner, chief of staff for Gov. Susana Martinez It’s been a big question surrounding the secretly recorded conversation between Gov. Susana Martinez’ chief of staff, Keith Gardner, and Brian...
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Gardner’s remarks on secret recording causing a political brouhaha
Keith Gardner Gov. Susana Martinez says it’s time to move on when it comes to secretly recorded remarks made by her chief of staff — but you can bet her political opponents don’t want to. “What should...
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NM Democratic political consultant busted on child pornography charges
FACING 5-20 YEARS: Democratic Party consultant Jason Loera, shown here in a photo from the Flickr, has been arrested on federal child pornography charges. The FBI announced late Monday (June 3) that a...
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Investigation into Gov’s hacked emails led to child porn arrest
FACING 5-20 YEARS: Democratic Party consultant Jason Loera, shown here in a photo from the Flickr, has been arrested on federal child pornography charges. Affidavits released by U.S. Attorney’s office...
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FBI: Democratic consultant charged in child porn case had access to NM Gov’s...
In the latest development in a fast-moving New Mexico political scandal, a state Democratic Party consultant facing child pornography charges had access to the hacked e-mail account belonging to Gov....
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Head of NM Democratic Party responds to Gov. Martinez
One day after Republican Gov. Susana Martinez said “the public deserves to know what he knew” about a fast-developing scandal involving hacked e-mails and a Democratic consultant facing child...
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Jamie Estrada enters not guilty plea in Gov’s hijacked e-mail case
ALBUQUERQUE – It only took a matter of minutes Monday, but the man facing federal felony charges of hijacking an e-mail account belonging to Gov. Susana Martinez officially pleaded not guilty....
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Analysis on New Mexico finishing 50th in child welfare survey: Where are the...
BRINGING UP THE REAR: A study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation puts New Mexico in last place for overall child welfare in the country. New Mexicans have sadly become accustomed to finishing 48th and...
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Editorial: Thoughts on finishing 50th
Rob Nikolewski. Courtesy Santa Fe New Mexican and Clyde Mueller. A wise old cowboy – in fact, an old Dallas Cowboy – once said, “It’s not whether you win or lose that matters but who gets the blame.”...
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Yet another delay in ‘Smiley’ Gallegos case
NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT: Since 2006, New Mexico taxpayers have yet to see resolution in the case of former Democratic state representative Vince “Smiley” Gallegos. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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Buckle up for political fireworks in NM’s 30-day legislative session
A ROUGH SESSION AHEAD?: Some early skirmishes — including one within the Democratic Party — indicates that the upcoming New Mexico legislative session may be a tense one. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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Another round of Democrat vs. Democrat
By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – The intra-party fight among New Mexico Democrats took another turn Thursday, with one powerful Senate leader defending one of his colleagues and...
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Former campaign official pleads guilty to hacking emails of NM governor
PLEADS GUILTY TO HACKING EMAILS: Former campaign manager Jamie Estrada leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Albuquerque after pleading guilty to hacking the email account of Gov. Susana Martinez....
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Miffed aide who hacked into NM governor’s emails gets 9-month sentence
NINE MONTHS IN PRISON: Jamie Estrada leaves an Albuquerque federal courthouse after getting a nine-month sentence for hacking into the email account of Gov. Susana Martinez, whom he used to work for....
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