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LAS CRUCES – Bingo! Alma’s Kitchen, formerly housed in the parish hall of St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church, will make its new home on the New Mexico State University campus in Frenger Food Court.
Alma’s Kitchen has been run out of the parish hall kitchen for 10 years. Arik Ruiz, Alma’s son, has been the owner for four years, since his mother retired. He and his Mexican food have become popular among bingo players who used to frequent the hall before it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since March, Ruiz’s restaurant has been closed. To make ends meet, he started delivering groceries through Instacart and food deliveries through OrangeCrate. Meanwhile, he still tries to keep in touch with his elderly customer base, making sure they have everything they need while the novel coronavirus runs rampant throughout the county.
New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón Releases Report Concerning Las Cruces Convention And Visitor’s Bureau
…The report issued by an independent accounting firm details financial mismanagement and potential criminal viola
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ALBUQUERQUE – State Auditor Brian Colón today released a report, issued by an independent forensic accounting firm contracted by the City of Las Cruces (City) regarding alleged financial wrongdoing at the City of Las Cruces Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (Bureau).
The report has been referred for further review and potential criminal investigation.
The City initiated the engagement following an internal investigation, which identified potential financial mismanagement by its former Economic Development Director (Director).
City audit alleges fraud in Las Cruces government involving $1.8 million in public funds
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Editor s note: An initial version of this article referred to a state audit. Rather, this is a city audit that had been forwarded to the state auditor.)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico A 767-page city audit released on Tuesday alleges criminal activity and $1.8 million in mismanaged funds by former employees and contractors of the city of Las Cruces - one of whom is a well-known restaurant owner.
The audit states that there is probable cause to believe criminal violations have occurred in actions reportedly taken by former economic development director Philip San Filippo, former city manager Stuart Ed and city contractor Marci Dickerson.
National Park Service: Tasing at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico under review Associated Press, Las Cruces Sun-News
ALBUQUERQUE – The National Park Service is reviewing a case in which a visitor was tased by a park ranger at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico, officials said.
Darrell House was stopped Sunday by the ranger for walking in a closed area off trail in violation of park regulations. Video taken by House shows the ranger asking for his identification. House declines, insisting he hadn’t done anything wrong.
The ranger told House he was refusing a lawful order and that he would have to be detained until he could be identified.
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