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In 2021, Demesia Padilla was convicted of stealing over $25,000 from a trucking company while acting as the cabinet secretary for former Gov. Susana Martinez.
After a state Supreme Court ruling made key provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act unenforceable in a September 2022 ruling, lawmakers considered a bill that would have revised the act
"It's important for our office to defend the jury's verdict in the situation," said Chief Deputy Attorney General James Grayson. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico