NEW MEXICO A-G HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE CAN NOT FIND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PURSUE CHARGES OF BRIBERY AND/OR INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES AGAINST D-A KARI BRANDENBURG. APD HAD ASKED THE A-G’S OFFICE TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CHARGES. APD ALLEGED THAT BRANDENBURG BRIBED AND INTIMIDATED WITNESSES IN CONNECTION WITH THEFTS IN WHICH THE VICTIMS CLAIMED BRANDENBURG’S SON WAS INVOLVED.
BALDERAS SAYS THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THOSE ALLEGATIONS. HE DOES SAY THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILURES OF LEADERSHIP AT BOTH APD AND THE D-A’S OFFICE.
