Scheme kingpin ordered to pay restitution in pyramid case
State District Judge Ross Sanchez ordered Estevan Apodaca to repay victims of the La Familia Grande pyramid scheme with up to 30000 dollars in restitution. He set an August 1 sentencing date for remaining penalties while noting restitution details will be finalized at the hearing.
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Apodaca
Robert Fiser
Judge Maestas Suspended Amid Sex Coercion Probe
The New Mexico Supreme Court suspends Espanola Municipal Judge Charles Maestas for 90 days with pay, pending investigation into allegations of pressuring a woman for sex in exchange for softer traffic penalties. No charges filed. Judicial Standards Commission to probe potential conduct violations. Maestas had publicly supported the probe.
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Santa FE
State Supreme Court
Espanola
Charles Maestas
State Judicial Standards Commission
Maestas
Attorney General's Office
Dan Cron
Supreme Court
Two Women Die Crossing Desert In New Mexico
Two Mexican women died while crossing the desert near Deming New Mexico. Amparo Montellano Jimenez 50 from Zacatecas and Alisa Vendura Bautista 20 from San Juan Mixtepec were found dead and presumed dehydrated. Border officials launched a campaign to warn migrants about desert dangers.
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Nave
U.S
Columbus
Amparo Montellano- Jimenez
Zacatecas
Mexico
Alisa Vendura- Bautista
San Juan Mixtapec
New Mexico
Border Patrol
Doug Mosier
Johnson Mountain
Deming
Mosier
Renowned UNM archaeologist Hibben dies at 91
Frank C. Hibben, famed UNM anthropology professor and Sandia Man cave excavator, died in his sleep at 91 in Albuquerque. Services set at First Presbyterian Church. He directed Maxwell Museum from 1961 to 1971 and donated millions for the Hibben Center and annual student grants. His career spanned field work in Africa and collaborations with Leakeys.
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University of New Mexico
Frank C. Hibben
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First Presbyterian Church
Sandia Man
Sandia Mountains
UNM
North America
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Maxwell Museum
Hibben Trust
Garth Bawden
Maxwell
Bawden
Princeton University
Harvard
Washington, D.C
Africa
Louis and
Mary Leakey
Kenya
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