Subpoenas likely soon in PRC impeachment case

From the Santa Fe New Mexican.com - The House could be asked by the end of the week to issue subpoenas for an investigation to determine whether Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. should be impeached for misconduct in office, lawmakers were told Tuesday. Former prosecutor Robert Gorence, who is leading the investigation as special counsel for a House impeachment subcommittee, told the panel it probably will take at least two or three weeks to gather evidence in the case. Gorence said he hoped to receive some information from the commission, the attorney general's office and the state auditor this week then will ask for subpoenas. The House can issue subpoenas during its special session. Block, an Espanola Democrat, is under investigation by the attorney general's office for possible misuse of a state-issued gasoline card. He has refused to publicly respond to the allegations and has remained in his $90,000-a-year job despite calls for his resignation, including by other members of the commission. Read more

Subpoenas likely soon in PRC impeachment case