Former Miss New Mexico Director Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Pageant Scholarship Funds
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Summary
Former Miss New Mexico pageant director Greg Smith has pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from the Miss New Mexico Scholarship Organization, nearly seven years after being indicted on 18 charges including fraud, embezzlement, racketeering, tax evasion, and issuing worthless checks. The plea deal resolves a long-running case involving the misuse of scholarship money intended for pageant contestants.
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Former New Mexico pageant director Greg Smith has reached a plea deal nearly seven years after he was accused of embezzling funds from the Miss New Mexico Scholarship Organization
the former pageant director has reached a plea deal in the case regarding his alleged use of Miss New Mexico Scholarship Organization money
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