{"id":9036,"date":"2016-06-17T09:16:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:58:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:58:46","slug":"the-line-griego-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-griego-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Griego Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 17, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0The case surrounding former state senator\u00a0Phil Griego is heating up as prosecutors are requesting that the Legislative Council disclose information about an ethics investigation about Griego, but the halted on releasing those documents until a judge ordered the documents to be released.<\/p>\n<p>Griego is charged with nine crimes in February of this year after questions arise about the legality of Griego\u2019s involvement in the sale of a State building in Santa Fe. Griego has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is set to begin on\u00a0July 15.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest news surrounding this case, the Attorney General\u2019s office requested documents surrounding Griego and his involvement in the sale but the council declined to provide documents.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Tuesday a judge ruled that the council must provide the documents requested because, according to an article in the <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em>, the judge ruled that, \u201cLegislative Council Service has no \u2018constitutional privilege\u2019 to refuse to produce the records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvFKvXLhPek\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Line Panelists:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dedefeldman.com\/\">Dede Feldman<\/a>, former state senator<br \/>\nTom Garrity, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garritypr.com\/\">Garrity Group PR<\/a><br \/>\nAndy Lyman, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NM Political Report<\/a><br \/>\nMary T. Torres, attorney at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marytorreslaw.com\/news.aspx\">Law Offices of Mary T. Torres<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 17, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0The case surrounding former state senator\u00a0Phil Griego is heating up as prosecutors are requesting that the Legislative Council disclose information about an ethics investigation about Griego, but the halted on releasing those documents until a judge ordered the documents to be released. 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