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Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Phaedra Haywood - They say time is relative. Apparently, the last few years at Attorney General Gary King's office seem more like "several months" to at least one staffer. King's spokeswoman Lynn Southard last month told The New Mexican that the attorney general had received information about alleged embezzlement of $3 million from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center "several months" ago. That statement contradicted a statement from the Santa Fe hospital that CEO Alex Valdez had turned over relevant documents about the case to the attorney general in 2008. This week, the newspaper received documents as part of a public-records request that indicate the hospital representative was correct: King's office has known about the allegations since early 2008 and began investigating them in September 2008. Asked about the conflicting statements, King said his spokeswoman had merely made a poor word choice when she answered questions last month. "I don't think 'several months' was particularly descriptive of how long we've had the case," King said. "But I don't think it was a lie, either. Several months is not a good description based on human experience of how much several months is, but basically it was trying to be a way to say that we can't make a specific comment on any particular case that is under investigation."
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Attorney general clarifies when hospital alerted office to possible embezzlement
From the Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Phaedra Haywood - They say time is relative. Apparently, the last few years at Attorney General Gary King's office seem more like "several months" to at least one staffer. King's spokeswoman Lynn Southard last month told The New Mexican that the attorney general had received information about alleged embezzlement of $3 million from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center "several months" ago. That statement contradicted a statement from the Santa Fe hospital that CEO Alex Valdez had turned over relevant documents about the case to the attorney general in 2008. This week, the newspaper received documents as part of a public-records request that indicate the hospital representative was correct: King's office has known about the allegations since early 2008 and began investigating them in September 2008. Asked about the conflicting statements, King said his spokeswoman had merely made a poor word choice when she answered questions last month. "I don't think 'several months' was particularly descriptive of how long we've had the case," King said. "But I don't think it was a lie, either. Several months is not a good description based on human experience of how much several months is, but basically it was trying to be a way to say that we can't make a specific comment on any particular case that is under investigation." Read more
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