ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Corrales municipal judge has been indicted for allegedly embezzling workers' compensation benefits.
Prosecutors say a Bernalillo County grand jury has charged Luis Quintana with two counts of embezzlement including one of more than $20,000.
They say one felony count carries a maximum penalty of nine years in the state prison and a $10,000 fine. The other felony count is punishable by up to a three-year prison term and a $5,000 fine.
Quintana was representing one worker who suffered a head injury and eventually died late last year. He's accused of embezzling his clients' benefits, totaling more than $31,000.
Quintana was disbarred by the New Mexico Supreme Court in May 2015 and suspended as municipal judge without pay earlier this year.
He's scheduled to be arraigned on April 1