Monahan has been writing about it for two days. Barb over at Democracy for New Mexico has tried to put it into perspective and even supplied “the letter.” I had pretty much decided to stay out of it, but what the heck. Here is a copy of an email I was sent last week:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NM ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE- WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NM IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE- AND CHAIRMAN JOHN WERTHEIM IS TO BLAME. IN RECENT MONTHS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHAIRMAN WERTHEIM AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VANESSA ALARID THEY HAVE ALL BUT COLLAPSE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NM. IF WE DON’T ACT NOW WE WILL LOSE IN 2006.
1. THE PARTY IN RECENT MONTHS HAS HAD 80% OF IT STAFF RESIGN. TO INCLUDE VETERANS POLITICOS SUCH AS TERRY HOLLAND & BRIAN MONAHAN (COMP CONTROLLER FOR THE NM PARTY)- AMIED ALLIGATIONS OF FRAUD. ACCORDING TO HOLLAND AND OTHER MEMEBRS OF THE NM DEMOCRATIC PARTY WERTHEIM AND ALARID SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH A DC FIRM TCB- TO DO FUNDRASING F0R THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NM. NOT ONLY HAS TCB NEVER RASIED A DIME FOR THE D’S OF NM BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PAID ALMOST 30,000 IN PAYMNETS FORM THE NMDP (ALARID AND WERTHEIM). HERE IS THE CATCH, TCB IS OWNED BY RICHARD BUCKMAN; WHO IF YOU REMEMBER IN 2004 WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE, A LOAD 9-MM IN HIS CAR AND DWI- HE IS ALSO ALARID’S BOY-FRIEND. WHAT LUCK MR. BUCKMAN HAD IN GETTING HIS CONTRACT. ALARID AND BUCKMAN HAVE BEEN DATING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW.
2. 80% OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAFF HAS EITHER HAVE LEFT OR BEEN FORCED TO RESIGN OVER THIS MATTER. TO INCLUDE THE PARTYS FUNDRAISER.
3. MOMAHAN THE NM COMP. CONTROLLER RESIGNS AFTER THE PARTY IS CLOSE TO BEING BANKRUPT & AMID THE ALLEGATIONS OF WERTHEIM AND ALARID’S SCANDAL WITH TCB. TCB HAS RAISED A TOTAL OF $0.00 FOR THE NMDP.
4. MARVIN MOSS OF THE BERNALLILO CO- DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BEEN THREATENED BY WERTHEIM AND ALARID THAT IF HE DISCLOSES THIS INFORMATION HE WILL NOT RECEIVED MONIES FOR THE NM DEMOCRATIC PARTY- NO WILL HE RECEIVED ANY SUPPORT FROM THE NMDP- BLACKMAIL.
5.MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUCH AS MARTIN SWAZO- HAVE CALLED FOR WERTHEIM TO RESIGN- MR. WERTHEIM RESPOND BY CALLING MR. SWAZO, VERBALLY THREATENING HIM. WERTHIEM HAS NEGLECTED THE COUNTY CHAIRS THREATENING TO PULL THEIR FUNDING IF THEY DO NOT FOLLOW HIS AGENDA.AIMED THE RECENT SCANDALS WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE STATE TREASURER ROBERT VIGIL, WE ARE IN-TITLED TO ANSWERS. ALARID AND WERTHEIM HAVE REFUSED TO MAKE THE BUDGET AND THE NMDP BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. WHY ARE WE PAYING THE NMDP EXECUTIVE BOYFRIEND 30,000 FOR SERVICES HE NEVER RENDERED. WHY IS THE NMDP BROKE AND WHY DOSE 80% OF ALARIDS & WERTHEIMS STAFF RESIGN OVER THIS CONTROVERSY. WHY IS WERTHEIM STRONG ARMING HIS COUNTY CHAIRS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF. WHY ARE WE NOT CALLING FOR BOTH ALARID AND WERTHEIM TO STEP DOWN.
TREASURER ROBERT VIGIL HAS PUT A DARK CLOUD OVER THE NMDP- IF WERTHEIM CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE NMDP AS VIGIL DID THE STATE TREASURES OFFICE THE DEMS WILL BE IN A WORLD OF HURT IN 2006. PLEASE CONTACT THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STATE PARTY AND DEMAND THAT THERE BE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE NMDP-
JASON CHAVIDA
CONCERNED DEM-VOTERWHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY-
I hesitated putting it up when I received it for a couple of reasons. First, it was signed by Jason Chavida, but the email came from a Jude Griego. Second, the amount of grammatical and spelling errors combined with all caps made me think it was a hoax. Finally, I really am not all that concerned about the infighting of the NMDP, and the subject of the note said: NMDP-in scandal- pass this on if you care about the NMDP.
Now you know what I know. Of course, when reading about the NMDP’s financial woes, I can’t help but remember this past post.