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Fri Aug 28, 2015, 06:46 PM Aug 2015

Secretary of State Dianna Duran accused of embezzlement, money laundering

SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico’s Democratic attorney general has filed a complaint in state district court, accusing Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran of embezzlement, money laundering and other campaign finance violations.

Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office filed the 64-count complaint in Santa Fe late Friday afternoon.

http://krqe.com/2015/08/28/secretary-of-state-accused-of-embezzlement-money-laundering/

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Secretary of State Dianna Duran accused of embezzlement, money laundering (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 OP
More information: TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #1
A good article about this - and the actual complaint pandora nm Aug 2015 #2

TexasTowelie

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1. More information:
Sat Aug 29, 2015, 05:18 AM
Aug 2015

SANTA FE – Secretary of State Dianna Duran was charged Friday in state District Court with fraud, embezzlement, money laundering and other crimes related to allegedly converting thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to her personal use in 2013 and 2014.

At the same time, it appears she was frequenting casinos across the state and withdrawing hundreds of thousands of dollars at them from accounts in her name.

Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas alleged 64 violations in a criminal complaint and information that said Duran shifted money between campaign and personal accounts and withdrew sums at eight casinos.

Duran is a Republican in her second term; she was elected in 2010 and re-elected last year. The secretary of state, who oversees elections and campaign finance, has the role of state government ethics regulator.

More at http://www.abqjournal.com/635916/news/ag-charges-secretary-of-state-duran-with-converting-campaign-funds-to-personal-use.html .

It comes as no surprise that she is a Republican.

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