Ex-state employees receive prison terms in embezzlement case
Former state environmental officials John R. Wright and Lewis C. Gray were sentenced by Dist. Court Judge Edwin L. Felter to maximum terms totaling up to 16 years for a $395,500 embezzlement via a fictitious sewer district. Wright faces 2 to 10 years for fraud and 1 to 5 years for conspiracy. Gray gets 1 to 5 years for conspiracy. The two must restitution of $395,500 plus interest.
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Edwin L. Felter
John R. Wright
Lewis C. Gray
Felter
Wright
Environmental Improvement Agency
Gray
Greater Mesilla Valley
Albuquerque
Steve Durkovich
John Jasper
Jasper
John Wright
Santa Fe County
Las Cruces
Juarez
Mexico
Asst
Dennis Murphy
Durkovich
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Firefighters Tame Los Alamos Fire After Week Long Blaze
A week long fire in northern New Mexico scorched 15270 acres across Santa Fe National Forest and Bandelier landmarks. 1500 firefighters, aided by light rain, contained the blaze by 4 p.m. Thursday after a 38.5 mile line, with ERDA property saved and losses topping 13 million dollars.
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Los Alamos
New Mexico
la Mesa
U.S. Forest Service
Bruce Holmson
Santa Fe National Forest
Holmson
US. Forest Service
National Park Service
U.s.energy Research and Development Administration
United States
Los Alamos Scientific
Bandelier National Monument
Pueblo
ERDA
Forest Service
Exiting finance chief optimistic about fund
Santa Fe AP State Finance Director Vincent Montoya leaves state government today to join private business. He is optimistic revenues for the current fiscal year will meet expectations after May general fund receipts of 41.9 million, up 5.5 million from last May, with 474.8 million collected in 11 months. June tax revenues and transfers will determine final total.
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Santa FE
Vincent Montoya
Jerry Apodaca
Montoya
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