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New Mexico's secretary of state faces 65th charge: identity theft
The New Mexico secretary of state, who oversees campaign finance reporting and once bemoaned a "culture of corruption" in the state, has been accused of using her election fund as a personal piggy bank at jewelry stores, ATMs and casinos. Secretary of State Dianna K. Duran already faces allegations of financial crimes, stemming from a separate August indictment.
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I wonder if she's a gambler. The wife's aunt had a habit of overdrafting. Whenever her brother died, she was named head over his estate and to pass along the money to hew nephew. She completely drained the boy's bank account and gambled all of the money away. Today she is living with her daughter after her husband left her, and her family wouldn't let her stay with them anymore due to her problem.
I wouldn't be surprised if she was. This whole thing makes me so sad about the state of my state.