The unyielding torrential flood of democrat corruption continues. This time high ranking Democrat legislator Sheryl Stapleton was caught for racketeering, fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering
https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-democrat-lawmaker-fraud-charges-fd41640e64ef30288d0e8237077725f9
high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico has pleaded not guilty to numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation into allegations that millions of dollars meant for educational programs in the state’s largest school district were diverted to businesses and charities in which she had an interest.

Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 66, entered her plea Tuesday during an initial court appearance in Albuquerque. The judge ordered her and a co-defendant released on their own recognizance. They also were ordered to surrender their passports.

A grand jury indicted Williams Stapleton in March on charges that included bribery, mail fraud and money laundering. Those federal charges are on top of money laundering, racketeering and other counts that had been filed in 2021 by state prosecutors. That case is still pending.

A former state House majority leader and an administrator with Albuquerque Public Schools, Williams Stapleton was first elected in 1994. She resigned from the New Mexico House of Representatives two days after search warrants were served at her home during the summer of 2021. The school district also fired her from her role there.

According to the federal indictment, the Albuquerque district had paid more than $3 million to Robotics Management Learning Systems LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based company. Most of that money came from federal funds meant for vocational education programs.

Joseph Johnson, 72 provided blank checks to Stapleton, who in turn wrote around 233 checks totaling $1,152,506 “for her own benefit”