Black former state rep. accused of money laundering working with prosecutors on plea

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former state lawmaker Sheryl Williams
Stapleton is working with prosecutors on a plea deal to wrap up her
high-profile money laundering case. The allegations from the time
Stapleton was an administrator with Albuquerque Public Schools.

Man, animal or inbetween?

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In 1984, Williams Stapleton joined the Albuquerque Public School
District as an elementary school teacher. In 1991, she was elected
vice chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party, and later served as
its chair.

She is accused of funneling at least a million dollars meant for an
education software company to her own business interests. Meanwhile,
federal investigators are trying to track where more than $6M in
federal money went.

Now, her attorney is asking a judge to delay her trial pending plea
negotiations that would resolve both her state case and federal
charges that could be coming. A judge has yet to rule on that
motion.