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New Mexico Official Admits to Embezzlement

NEW MEXICO – As reported by the New Mexican: "The former chief financial officer of the Governor's Commission on Disability admitted she had a gambling problem that led her to embezzle thousands of dollars from the agency, according to testimony at a public hearing Thursday.

"Mary Beresford, commission director, testified Thursday that Danette Garcia, former chief financial officer for the commission, called her in April after questions arose about Garcia's handling of checks from a program intended to renovate senior-citizen housing. Beresford said Garcia offered to repay some $6,125 that she had taken from the program to avoid going to jail.

"…Beresford testified that she checked with Gov. Bill Richardson's office and was told that Garcia's situation was a matter for law enforcement. The New Mexico State Police have investigated the matter, and it now rests with the district attorney's office in Santa Fe…"

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