Opening statements presented in trial against former New Mexico lawmaker accused of corruption

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a five-year wait, the federal trial against former state Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who is accused of swindling millions of taxpayer dollars, is finally underway. Her attorneys didn't deny that she did something wrong, but they said it's not what she's accused of. Stapleton, along with accused co-conspirator Joseph Johnson, who [...]