New Mexico Secretary of State Charged with 64 Counts
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:11 am
The New Mexico Political Report wrote:Attorney General Hector Balderas charged Secretary of State Dianna Duran with 64 counts related to using campaign cash for personal use.
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“Today we filed an Information alleging 64 criminal violations by Secretary of State Dianna J. Duran including embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, violations of the Campaign Practice Act, tampering with public records, conspiracy, and a Governmental Conduct Act violation,” AG spokesman James Hallinan said in an e-mailed statement. “Our office will proceed transparently by way of preliminary hearing. Through that process, all facts supporting these allegations will be presented. That is all the information that we are able to provide at this time."
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Duran won reelection in 2014. She was the first Republican to be elected Secretary of State since 1928 when she won her first term in 2010.
