New Public Corruption Initiatives Announced

Public corruption undermines our nation’s security and the people’s trust in their government while wasting billions of tax dollars.

The FBI in Albuquerque and its law enforcement partners are announcing several initiatives designed to make it easier for residents in New Mexico to report public corruption and for the FBI and its partners to work more effectively together.

Public corruption includes corrupt public officials, border corruption, economic stimulus fraud, abuse of government contracting authority, and many other examples.

A new hotline will be available starting Thursday (March 31) for anyone wanting to report public corruption to the FBI in Albuquerque. The number is 505-889-1580.

The Albuquerque FBI also has created a series of online questionnaires people can use to identify public corruption. Go to http://www.fbi.gov/albuquerque/priorities and scroll down to item No. 4 to find the links.

Finally, residents of New Mexico can electronically send a report of public corruption to the FBI. Go to https://tips.fbi.gov, or e-mail AQ.FBI@ic.fbi.gov.

A newly formed Regional Public Corruption Working Group will hold its first meeting at the FBI office in Albuquerque on Thursday (March 31).

The group is composed of representatives of the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, New Mexico Judicial Standards Board, New Mexico Attorney General, District Attorneys from Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico State Auditor, New Mexico State Police, Governor’s Office, and New Mexico Department of Public Safety.