Guilty on every count — but not behind bars. Here’s why Sheryl Williams Stapleton remains free and what happens next.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jury has found former New Mexico lawmaker Sheryl Williams Stapleton and her co-conspirator Joseph Johnson guilty on all counts. Stapleton and Johnson were facing federal ...

A federal jury found former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton and a co-defendant guilty Friday on all counts following a trial that set out in detail an elaborate eight-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Testimony continued in the federal trial against a longtime state representative and Albuquerque Public ...

Former House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton stole money from the company of her former college friend and co-defendant, but not from taxpayers as prosecutors allege, her attorney told ...

A New Mexico jury has found a former high-ranking Democratic legislator guilty of numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation.

Sheryl Williams Stapleton was found guilty on all criminal counts, including bribery and mail fraud, tied to Albuquerque Public Schools funds. Former New Mexico House Majority Leader and former APS ...

Former state Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton is set to change her plea in her state criminal case after a jury found her ...

Top state Democrat found guilty by jury on federal charges in corruption trial - In March 2024, a grand jury indicted the 69-year-old Williams Stapleton on more than three dozen counts, including mail ...

Longtime Stapleton friend Joseph Johnson also convicted on fraud and bribery charges ...

Attorneys make closing arguments to jurors after 10 days of testimony in case involving former state House majority leader ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sheryl Williams Stapleton now faces more than 500 years in prison after a federal jury found her guilty on more than 30 counts. Stapleton left federal court without answering ...