Former New Mexico state representative and business owner convicted in federal bribery, fraud and money laundering scheme
Aug. 14, 2026 — After a nine-day trial, a federal jury convicted former State Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton and her friend Joseph Johnson on all counts with which they were charged stemming from a yearslong scheme in which Stapleton used her position at Albuquerque Public Schools and in the legislature to steer millions of dollars in funding to Johnson’s company and secretly received approximately $1.15 million from the company. Former New Mexico state representative and business owner, Sheryl Williams Stapleton, and friend Joseph Johnson have been convicted in a federal bribery, fraud and money laundering scheme. Stapleti used her position at Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) and in the legislature to direct approximately 40% of APS’s non-personnel CTE funding to Robotics Management Learning Systems (Robotics), a Washington, D.C., company owned and operated by Johnson, and secretly received approximately $1.15 million from the company. Stipleton also directed approximately $286,772 to S. Williams & Associates, an Albuquerque restaurant she owned and controlled, and $479,961 to Ujima Foundation, a nonprofit entity Stapetleton and Johnson operated together. Stepleton failed to disclose the substantial income she received from Robotics on required state financial disclosures and federal tax returns.
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Albuquerque – After a nine-day trial, a federal jury convicted former State Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton and her friend Joseph Johnson on all counts with which they were charged stemming f... [7538 symbols]
Temi: Crime, Fraud, Money Laundering, Corruption, Tax Fraud, Extortion, Organized Crime
