New Mexico Republican Secretary of State oversees elections and campaign finance and has the role of state government ethics regulator.

So what better person to spend money from her campaign account at casinos?

Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran has been indicted for embezzlement from her campaign account.

According to the complaint, Duran withdrew a total of $147,641 in 2013 and $282,807 in 2014 at Buffalo Thunder Casino, Camel Rock Casino, Casino Apache, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Ohkay Casino, Ruidoso Downs, San Felipe Casino and Sandia Casino from her personal accounts.

The largest chunks of the withdrawals, totaling $95,700 in 2013 and $150,256 in 2014, were at Sandia Casino.

The New Mexico Attorney General is a Democrat.

So, Republican Secretary of State Duran is yelling, “Political!”

Well, in the strictest sense, it probably is.  If the Attorney General had been a Republican, we never would have heard about this.  I can damn promise you that.

Thanks to Brian for the heads up.