Former Detective Corrects Hearsay Story

KOB - TV - Congressman Ben Ray Lujan's name is being cleared by the fired Santa Fe police officer who has leveled serious accusations in his fight against the City of Santa Fe. At a news conference Wednesday, former detective James Vigil says he never told his deputy chief that Congressman Ben Ray Lujan was a target of an FBI investigation. KOB Eyewitness News 4 was there on Tuesday as Deputy Chief Gillian Alessio said under oath that James Vigil had pulled her aside and told her in confidence that he was working with the FBI on a cocaine investigation. Alessio testified that Vigil said the case somehow implicated Lujan and Santa Fe City Manager Robert Romero. On Wednesday Vigil said he told Alessio about alleged cases involving Robert Romero and another politician, but said he never mentioned Ben Ray Lujan's name. "I never told Deputy Chief Alessio that I personally was investigating Congressman Lujan," Vigil stated. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Former Detective Corrects Hearsay Story