Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico convicted in federal fraud case0

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• August 14, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a friend’s company in exchange for kickbacks. Jurors reached the verdict Friday, following a trial that included testimony from Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s former colleagues, investigators