ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been nearly five years since a New Mexico lawmaker was accused of using her job at Albuquerque Public Schools to embezzle millions of government dollars. Now, one of her trials is finally set for next month.
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Sheryl Williams Stapleton was in court on Thursday because last week the feds tacked on two more charges, now amounting to 37 in total. That’s in addition to the charges she’s facing in New Mexico state court.
Walking into her arraignment, the former state representative is facing two new tax fraud charges, just as she’s set to stand trial on allegations she and her co-defendant carried out an eight-year fraud scheme…