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Case Against Former Las Cruces Official Dropped

    

Prosecutors in Las Cruces are dropping a criminal case against a former city official who was accused of orchestrating an illegal kickback scheme.

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that 50-year-old Jeff Honeycutt was arrested in April and accused of giving overtime assignments to employees in exchange for cash.

District Attorney Mark D'Antonio says prosecutors reviewed new evidence and decided to not take the case to a grand jury.

Citing cases still pending against other former city workers, D'Antonio's office declined to discuss the additional evidence.

Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News. 

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