| In a bombshell report, Greg Cunningham was caught prominently featuring a convicted felon in his campaign ad — a man he called his barber and friend of 30 years — who pleaded guilty to two felony drug trafficking charges for cocaine.
The report exposes “pro-public safety” Cunningham’s blatant hypocrisy as New Mexicans continue to face a trafficking crisis that puts communities directly in harm’s way.
According to the report, Cunningham’s barber pleaded “guilty… to two charges of cocaine trafficking with intent to distribute.” Three years later, he was in handcuffs again for “violating his probation, which he admitted to.” According to Cunningham’s own accounts, their association spanned that entire length of time – including after Cunningham joined the Albuquerque Police Department as an undercover officer in 2002.
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“Despite claiming to stand for public safety, Greg Cunningham has long embraced the very drug traffickers that are tearing New Mexico communities apart. Voters deserve honesty and transparency, and Cunningham is proving he provides neither.”
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Washington Examiner: Ex-police officer running for Congress features man who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in new campaign ad
- A former police officer and Republican candidate for a competitive New Mexico House seat featured a man who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in a campaign ad last week.
- Greg Cunningham, a former Albuquerque police officer, appeared in an ad produced with the National Republican Congressional Committee that featured Raymond De La Cruz.
- De La Cruz pleaded guilty in 2001 to two charges of cocaine trafficking with intent to distribute, according to court documents. De La Cruz did not serve jail time but was sentenced to probation. He was then arrested in 2005 for violating his probation, which he admitted to, extending his probation by two years.
- The ad also appears to mistakenly mislabel the two men seen working in the shop by switching their names on screen.
- …On the issue of policing, [Congressman Gabe Vasquez has supported] different pieces of legislation, such as one that aimed to update drone and counter-drone technologies to help law enforcement agencies combat border cartels and track public safety threats.
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