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Chaos. A huge mess. Governmental train wreck. Disgrace. There are a lot of words that could describe what's happening in Sunland Park - none of them positive.

Michael P. Steininger, a veteran municipal administrator who has overseen finances for several New Mexico cities and counties, will temporarily manage and oversee Sunland Park's finances, according to a New Mexico Finance and Administration news release.

The head of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration announced Wednesday that Michael Steininger, a veteran municipal administrator, will oversee Sunland Park's finances. Steininger, who has overseen finances for several New Mexico cities and counties in the past, will begin immediately. He will continue to oversee Sunland Park's finances until DFA Secretary Tom Clifford is ...

LAS CRUCES — Additional criminal charges were filed Friday in the ongoing investigation of election fraud and public corruption in Sunland Park.

The state has appointed a veteran municipal administrator to temporarily oversee the finances of the troubled border town of Sunland Park.

It's a scandal that's rocked the city of Sunland Park and caused state and federal involvement. KFOX14 has been covering the turmoil in Sunland Park from the very beginning. The problems started when Sunland Park's former mayor, Martin Resendiz, stopped coming to the office, but kept collecting a paycheck. He abandoned his duties once it was revealed he allegedly signed city contracts while ...

The state has appointed a veteran municipal administrator to temporarily oversee the finances of the troubled border town of Sunland Park.

LAS CRUCES -- More criminal charges were filed Friday in the ongoing investigation of election fraud and public corruption in Sunland Park.

LAS CRUCES — State officials ordered the suspension of two Sunland Park personnel on Monday — the result of an 82-page special audit that alleged wide-ranging problems in city finances and fraud in recent years.

A district court judge lowered the bond for former Sunland Park mayor-elect Daniel Salinas on Monday. During Salinas' arraignment Monday morning on fraud, kickback and bribery charges, Judge Jacinto Palomino lowered his bond from $250,000 to $100,000. Salinas has been in jail since April 9 and will be released if he posts a 10 percent of the bond, or $10,000 in cash. The charges stem from ...