Robert Vigil
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Robert Vigil is the former treasurer of the State of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

 indicted on 28 counts of extortion, money laundering and racketeering.
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/42916.html He was found not guilty of all but one of these charges http://www.kobtv.com/snapshotskob/html/28074.html. The trial was the result of a two-year long FBI investigation of financial improprieties suspected of Vigil, his predecessor as Treasurer Michael Montoya and others responsible for investing money for the State of New Mexico. A highlight of the trial was a video http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/34236.html of Vigil taking $2000 in cash. The unnamed witness claimed that Vigil was receiving a "kickback" for giving the witness' company a contract to invest New Mexico government money.
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