Taos schools forensic audit referred to New Mexico Department of Justice
The New Mexico State Auditor’s Office has referred a forensic audit report revealing alleged financial wrongdoing in Taos Municipal Schools to three oversight agencies: the New Mexico State Ethics Commission, New Mexico State Police and the New Mexico Department of Justice.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the 417-page audit report, released Nov. 7, alleges the district’s former facilities and maintenance director, Robert Valencia, and outside contractors engaged in a yearslong procurement scheme that enriched Valencia’s family business, All Around Fence…