New Mexicans who were counting the days until Gov. Bill Richardson moved on to Washington are disappointed with the news this morning that he has withdrawn his name as Obama’s Commerce Secretary. Richardson is being investigated by a federal grand jury about the possibility he exchanged government contracts for campaign contributions. For now, Richardson denies […]
New Mexico Messiah receives 18-year sentence
Wayne Bent, the so-called New Mexico Messiah, was sentenced today to 18 years in prison as a result of his Dec. 15 conviction for criminal sexual contact of a minor when he lay in bed naked with two teenage girls who were part of his New Mexico cult, The Lord our Righteousness Church. Bent, 67, […]
New Mexico “Messiah” Found Guilty
After a six-day trial, jurors today convicted Wayne Bent, the leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church, of one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The girls involved in the case were 14 and 16 in 2006 when charges were brought against […]
Juárez Writer Begs for Three Violence-Free Days
A Juárez, Mexico e-mail correspondent is trying to coax three days of peace out of the criminals who have turned the city into a murder capital, with more than 1500 homicides this year. A recent e-mail requests that "narcos, capos, agents, hit men, the press, those affected by violence, friends and others" suspend violence for […]
‘New Mexico Messiah’ Jury Undecided, Trial to Continue Monday
Jurors in the trial of Wayne Bent, 67, aka the New Mexico Messiah, were sent home Friday after failing to reach a verdict on his molestation charges. Prosecutors in the Taos courtroom said in 2006 Bent lay in bed naked with two sisters, ages 14 and 16, touched them, and also kissed them. Because of […]
More Mexican officials accused of corruption
The names of people allegedly involved in Mexican corruption keep piling up. The latest: Mexico’s former acting federal police chief Gerado Garay, who is accused of collaborating with the notorious Sinaloa cartel and of stealing money in a mansion raid (see Ground Report article, Exotic cats seized in Mexican drug traffickers’ mansion). Garay became acting […]
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