1. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Feds Sought Bland's E-Mails

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Feds Sought Bland's E-Mails By Mike Gallagher / Journal Investigative Reporter        Federal investigators have subpoenaed communications between former State Investment Officer Gary Bland and two close associates of Gov. Bill Richardson — Anthony and Marc Correra ...
full story 11/17/09

2. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: Scheme Has Real Estate Agent in Court

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Scheme Has Real Estate Agent in Court Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal By Mike Gallagher Journal Investigative Reporter        A former Albuquerque real estate salesman and mortgage broker is scheduled to appear in federal court this week on charges of running a fraudulent ...
full story 11/17/09

3. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: Chavez Cashes in Work Comp Claim

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Chavez Cashes in Work Comp Claim Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal By Mike Gallagher Journal Investigative Reporter        Mayor Martin Chávez received a $37,000 lump sum workers' compensation settlement this month for a back injury he suffered during a 2004 bosque fire ...
full story 11/17/09

4. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Accused in Federal Custody

Friday, November 13, 2009 Accused in Federal Custody By Mike Gallagher Journal Staff Writer        Federal agents were enforcing a legal court order when they took custody of murder suspect Reehahlio Carroll from Navajo authorities, U.S. Magistrate Richard L. Puglisi ruled Thursday.     Carroll, 18 ...
full story 11/12/09

5. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Bland Denies New Allegations

Friday, October 23, 2009 Bland Denies New Allegations By Mike Gallagher Journal Staff Writer        Wrangling over a festering scandal at the State Investment Council took a nasty turn Thursday as former investment boss Gary Bland — who resigned late Wednesday in the face of a possible no-confidence ...
full story 10/22/09

6. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: State Investment Chief Quits

Thursday, October 22, 2009 State Investment Chief Quits By Mike Gallagher Journal Staff Writer        Faced with the prospect of a no-confidence vote, State Investment Officer Gary Bland resigned Wednesday as New Mexico's role in a national institutional investment scandal continues to grow.     An ...
full story 10/21/09

7. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: N.Y. Plea To Aid N.M. Inquiry

Saturday, October 17, 2009 N.Y. Plea To Aid N.M. Inquiry By Mike Gallagher Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal Journal Investigative Reporter           Saul Meyer once advised the state of New Mexico on more than $1 billion in investments.         Now he serves different masters — state prosecutors ...
full story 10/16/09

8. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Plea Means Aryan Won't Face Death

Saturday, October 10, 2009 Plea Means Aryan Won't Face Death By Mike Gallagher Journal Investigative Reporter           Aryan Brotherhood member Donald Scott Taylor will not face the death penalty for the 2005 murder of 71-year-old Roosevelt County farmer Jimmy "Bo" Chunn, in exchange for his guilty ...
full story 10/09/09

9. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: Shop Owners Indicted

Friday, October 09, 2009 Shop Owners Indicted By Mike Gallagher Journal Staff Writer        The owners of an Albuquerque-based off-reservation smoke shop have been indicted by a federal grand jury for selling millions of dollars in untaxed cigarettes over the Internet.     Paul D. Rainbird and June ...
full story 10/08/09

10. ABQJOURNAL NORTH: Fund Adviser Pleads Guilty

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Fund Adviser Pleads Guilty By Mike Gallagher Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal       “Politically connected individuals” influenced hundreds of millions of dollars in investments by the state of New Mexico, according to a former financial adviser who has ...
full story 10/07/09