Two New Mexico police officers have been indicted in separate incidents of alleged fraud and embezzlement.
A grand jury this week handed down an indictment against Santa Fe police Lt. Jason Wagner for four felony counts involving payroll fraud.
Wagner resigned following allegations that he falsified timecards between October 2013 and December 2013. He was rehired in July 2014 by incoming Police Chief Eric Garcia.
Garcia says Wagner will remain on "alternative duty."
Espanola police Detective Corporal Solomon Romero was also indicted this week for embezzlement.
Romero, who also worked under Garcia he was Espanola police chief, is accused of stealing police ammunition in 2013 and trading it for T-shirts from a graphics shop.
Espanola police say Romero is no longer employed there.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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