Investigators execute search warrants at NM House Majority Floor Leader's home, office

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico are investigating a longtime state legislator's connections to a company that had contracts to do business with the school district where she worked. Investigators executed search warrants this week at Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton's home and her office at the Albuquerque Public Schools district. It's part of a criminal investigation into alleged racketeering, money laundering, illegal kickbacks and violations of a state law that governs the conduct of state lawmakers. No charges have been filed against Stapleton, a top Democrat in the state House and a member of the chamber's education committees. A call to Stapleton's home went unanswered Wednesday, and she didn't immediately respond to an email.