Consultant to former NM secretary of state sentenced

By Gary Gerew, Albuquerque Business Journal

Armando C. Gutierrez, 65, of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his convictions for conspiracy, theft of government property, obstruction of justice and money laundering.

Gutierrez was ordered to pay $2,500,483 in restitution to New Mexico, including $746,375 which is to be paid jointly with co-defendant Joseph C. Kupfer, 50, of Rio Rancho.

Following the sentencing, Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough said, “Those who do business with the government must be held to the same high standards as government officials. When private citizens enter into contracts to provide services paid for with taxpayers’ monies, they become duty bound to provide honest services for the monies they receive. The sentence imposed on Armando Gutierrez today appropriately penalizes him for violating that duty when he stole more than $2,500,000 in taxpayers’ monies and failed to provide any services for that money.”

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