Santa’s political gift list prompts NM ethics bite
A humorous Santa Claus piece imagines gifts for New Mexico political figures to expose campaign finance reporting concerns. Names include Gov. Jerry Apodaca Lt. Gov. Robert Ferguson Atty. Gen. Toney Anaya Sen. Pete Domenici Sen. Joseph Montoya Roswell Mayor Jerry N. Smith Rep. Harold Runnels Rep. Joe Skeen with satirical proposed gifts and political jabs.
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New Mexico
Santa
St. Nick
Jerry Apodaca
Jerry
New Mexico Press Association
Robert Ferguson
Bob
Toney Anaya
St Nick's
Toney
Albuquerque
Pete Domenici
House
Senate
Pete
Sen
Joseph M. Montoya
Joe
Nick
Roswell
Jerry N. Smith
American Association of Retired Persons
U.S
Harold Runnels
Harold
Don Trubey
Berry Freed After Turning Over Records to Jury
Albuquerque attorney Charles Berry freed after six months in jail for withholding law firm records. He agreed to turn the records over to a federal grand jury.
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Albuquerque
Charles Berry
Thai heroin ring busted through undercover DEA effort
Former serviceman William Henry Jackson ran the Five Star Bar in Bangkok and protected by a Thai legislator. Ex-DEA chief John Bartels formed a Thailand task force. an agent infiltrated the ring by purchasing heroin from Luchai Raviwat. Government funds bought six pounds. the dealer planned a 100+ pound shipment worth about 30 million dollars. Luchai and a Thai courier were arrested in San Francisco for importation.
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DEA
John Bartels
Thailand
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Luchai
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San Francisco
El Paso School Board Faces Discrimination Suit
U S District Judge William Sessions orders final written arguments by Jan 2 in a case brought by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund alleging discrimination against Mexican American students in the El Paso school district. Six witnesses testified on the case's final hearing day.
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EL Paso
Tex
U.S. Dist
William Sessions
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