Posted on 04/15/2007 9:37:03 PM PDT by CedarDave
In 2005, Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez had a nearly beheaded teenage corpse on a ditch bank.
In 2006, Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White had a deputy dead in the East Mountains.
Federal law enforcement agencies led by the FBI were there to help.
But Martinez and White said they had to kick and scream to get the attention of the U.S. Attorney's Office, run by fellow Republican David Iglesias.
Martinez threatened to go to the president of the United States to get help in her case. It worked, and federal prosecutors took over the drug-related kidnapping and homicide.
White's investigators wanted help from federal prosecutors in getting wiretaps in their investigation into the slaying of Deputy James McGrane. White said they threw up their hands and followed an assistant Bernalillo County prosecutor back to his office and spent the night typing wiretap affidavits for a state judge's signature.
Martinez took a laundry list of complaints about Iglesias to Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. Iglesias was Domenici's "guy." Domenici walked Iglesias' nomination through the Senate. If Iglesias wouldn't listen, maybe Domenici would.
White had a laundry list, too. He not only took it to Domenici but carried it over to Iglesias' bosses at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Domenici began receiving complaints about Iglesias in 2003 and initially centered on the prosecutor's frequent absences.
John Ashcroft was U.S. attorney general at the time and had appointed Iglesias to numerous Justice Department committees that took him out of state. Also, Iglesias had active duty under his Naval Reserve commitments.
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As time passed, Domenici heard complaints about Iglesias from law enforcement officials, current and former assistant U.S. Attorneys, lawyers practicing in federal court, state Republican Party leaders and some crime victims.
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PING FYI.
For anyone wanting to read these entire stories, it is not necessary to subscribe - just click on the “trial pass” or trial something.
These critics of Iglesias are from law enforcement and well-respected in NM. WaPo writers etal should be required to read these pieces before more attack pieces on the WH, AG etc.
Thanks for bumping the thread with your comment!!
That was my intent, Dave.
I saw the one about the Dona Ana prosecutor and Darren White in this morning’s paper. But was too rushed to post - even though at that time my search didn’t turn up your post and it should have. So was relieved when tonight’s search found that you had taken care of it.
This Iglesias is incompetent at best and I bet Gonzalez and Bush won’t even use this info to fight back.
Interesting that the dims have delayed their grilling of Gonzalez which was supposed to be today - can’t compete for coverage of their show trial when college kids are being murdered by the dozen.
bump!
Never happen - - it doesn't fit the newsroom's agenda.
Bump
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