Peele, 48, faces two counts each of demanding or receiving a bribe by a public official and acceptance of a bribe from a witness. He is also charged with 28 counts of identity theft and one count of conspiracy, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Lt. Duncan Sanchez said.Since the end of April we've been treated to a series of stories that - shall we say - makes one less than confident in Bernalillo County management. We've had sons with substance abuse problems working at MATS, overpayment of county vendors, employee retaliation, alleged bribery, the controversial hire/no-hire of former Commissioner Al Valdez, and apparently Ron Torres' entire family got jobs at MDC. (Ok, so maybe it's not Torres' entire family but the Journal identified 6 family members and our Eyes tell us that there may be a few more.) That's a whole lot of smoke and almost all of is coming from the county's Public Safety Department which is run by none other than John Dantis.
County officials are busy trying to put out the multiple fires threatening their governmental house. Dantis the elder is still working while Dantis the younger resigned rather than face termination (read it here - Subscription). An inquiry into the Dantis affair has begun and according to our Eyes, the findings are expected early this week. Meanwhile, the county confirmed it overpaid Canteen Correctional Services almost $400,000. But an audit performed by terminated county accountant Carlos Villanueva indicated as much as a $2.9 MILLION overpayment (read it here - Subscription).
Bernalillo County has largely remained hidden by the shadow of the City of Albuquerque making it fertile ground for those who would abuse their authority. It's no surprise that the Journal's investigations have uncovered so many alarming and potentially criminal activities.
Cronyism, nepotism, corruption...They're all here. So far, neither the commission nor County Manager Thaddeus Lucero have done anything to substantively address the problem.
Organizations always take on the attributes of their leaders. It's up to the 5 members of the Board of County Commissioners to determine who those leaders are and the character of the organization (or lack thereof). There's little doubt that the county is in chaos and it'll take more than an investigation and a couple of tweaks to an ethics ordinance to fix it.
28 comments:
It is time to clean house. Dantis and Torres do not have the ethics to step down, so the commission must fire them, they have more than enough reason too.
The FBI needs to step in and take over the investigations. I believe more people in charge at MDC will be staying overnight at MDC.
The County, The City blue collar parts workers, start looking at the top, follow the money. I retired from the Citys Fleet Managment, and the sitting manager is part of the problem. The APD guy sends all the work to only a couple of places, what a scam! The 6th street mgr. sure loves Nationwide transmissions.
Dantis the elder us a thug plain and simple.
Before I retired, almost 7 years ago there was talk about Peele being involved in that very thing. Took BCSO long enough....let's think back who the Sheriff was then...hmmmmmmm.
Good luck APD and the citizens of ABQ. You're gonna need it.
Blah blah blah, we can read this in the newspaper. The Eye was supposed to expose secrets, not re-report everyone else's stories.
DARREN lies on his radio show.
You spoke about your integrity.
....YOU HAVE NONE.
You spoke about your honesty.
....YOU ARE NOT.
You spoke about loyalty to others.
....YOU HAVE LOYALTY TO NO ONE EXCEPT YOURSELF.(You have no friends)
You say you left NMDPS because the governor wanted to legalize pot.
Be honest, that's not why and you know it.
YOU ARE A FRAUD.
Coincidently the blog, NEW MEXICO WATCHDOG posted an article about New Mexico's culture of corruption and what's needed to stop it.
I agree with blah blah blah - give us the dirt, so we can clean house. All I hear are a bunch of crybabies on this blog that do nothing about their situation ie No Confidence votes, peaches and Darren, Las Vegas, Nevada and the cop who is a person of interest in his wife's death. Blah Blah Blah!!!
Doin Darrens' dirty work now eh chief? you should know better..first 6th street now this...cleaning house and settling scores,,,
i'm the biggest crybaby of all.
i cry in my cheerios everymorning knowing that barboa is out there. knowing that at anytime he could ruin another marriage, ruin another good life. but on to another matter, what is going on with these new guns! I hate this damn thing. It's clumsy and ugly and a piece of junk!
Wow! It amazes me what a hard on you guys have for Darren White and Ray Shultz. You should just rename this "Eye on Darren and Ray." Is your life so pathetic that you have nothing better to do with your time than cry and complain, or are you just obsessed with them?
It seems to me that no matter what the current subject of this "blog" is, you could find a way to make it about them. You should seek help about this obsessive behavior... It's/YOU'RE PATHETIC!!
Who the F*&% is Peaches??? Girlfriend or someone who works for him?????
what your probelm with Barboa? get over it already
How many scandels can one Chief have?
As a DCOP and as Chief Schultz has mismanagement has been at the center of so many illegal activities. The Evidence Room, Costales lawsuit, 6th street kick backs, the 911 call where the pregnant lady died, Levi Chavez and the APD officers who cleaned the crime scene, the list just goes on and on.
Why doesn't Berry see this and get rid of Schultz? We need new "leadership" at APD, not someone who is just trying to save their job.
I've asked the same thing..WHO is Peaches????? does she have a real name or is that just her stage name? Noone seems to know...I agree with the person who says Darren is a fraud. That is an understatement. I too, know why he really left NMSP.
This "blog" is like reading a tabloid, gossip, gossip, gossip, from people who obviously don't know ANYTHING, you just THINK you do.
It's like you get off feeling like somebody ACTUALLY CARES about what you think; the sad thing is, it's only the same 5 people, over and over, talking to each other.
It's cheaper to read this blog and be entertained then spend money on the Enquirer in the supermarket.
The County Officials look like players out of a Godfather movie.
What a disgrace!
Actually I think the blog is interesting. Some of the commentors worry me though and I wonder if they are city employees.
This "blog" is like reading a tabloid, gossip, gossip, gossip, from people who obviously don't know ANYTHING, you just THINK you do.
It's like you get off feeling like somebody ACTUALLY CARES about what you think; the sad thing is, it's only the same 5 people, over and over, talking to each other.
June 16, 2010 3:47:00 PM MDT
AND YOU.........don't like it? don't read it.
I also agree with blah blah blah. I haven't logged on to this blog since early June and now this story? Just a re-hash of all the crap we've already heard already! Why is the Eye avoiding reporting about our own city mess with our contracts, the hypocrite mayor and all his "entourage". If it was Marty doing all this stuff, the Eye would be all over him like white on rice.
can't get over barboa. can't get over what he's done to so many.
can't get over him until he leaves apd or this city. which he won't.if you can get rid of trolls, be my guest. maybe then.
Tabloid guy. This blog is the only media that you CAN believe. They hired TJ Wilhelm to shut down the journal so the citizens and this dumb mayor won't find out the truth. Chris Ramierez, formally with Channel 7; same thing. So that station's now full of shit. So before you call the "eye" a tabloid,think of all the other outlets that won't release the truth on anything.
Don't like it? Yes indeed, don't read it. Stay ignorant and hold no one accountable
its best u leave barboa out of your conversations hes untouchable!
I have a suggestion to all those complaining about the EYE. Provide some details/issues directly to the EYE via email. Little bits add up and the more that's shared the better. We all know our city has problems and the EYE is not God, all seeing, all knowing. I'm sure he/she can use some juicy tidbits to get the juices flowing. So city employees, help out the EYE, get those deep dark secrets off your chest and shoot an email to the EYE who will hopefully share with all of us.
Not City specific, but in the same vein... (ie: wheredja get Darren from?)
Why does the County FD have 6 interns, 2 of which have same last names as ranking officers?
Why does County FD employ a husband in IT (who tells fire folks to email 1 Civic for assistance) and his wife as a secretary, oops,'administrative assistant', also in a support role?
Why does the County FD training secretary, oops,'administrative assistant' need to observe both incumbant and cadet training? Can't use the 'documentation' excuse: no clipboard in sight.
Why does County FD still pay a 'Volunteer Coordinator', when there are no vollies to track?
Tip of the iceberg folks....
NM is beginning to pull ahead in the 'most corrupt state' tally. Shame on us.
yes barboa is untouchable. i would never touch a troll.
Word on the street is that when the new BCSO administrative positions are created (a million dollars it's going to cost, but there's supposedly no money for equipment or raises), the sheriff's brother is first in line for a big promotion. Crooked...
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