THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE OFFICE THAT PROSECUTES FEDERAL CASES IN NEW MEXICO. U.S. ATTORNEY JOHN ANDERSON TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT MOST OF THE OFFICE’S CIVIL LAW DIVISION HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED.
THAT DIVISION HANDLES CASES OF EMINENT DOMAIN, DEBTS FROM COURT JUDGEMENTS, BANKRUPTCIES AND MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. ANDERSON SAYS CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN INTERRUPTED.
