A MAN WHOSE WIFE IS A FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN NEW MEXICO IS SENTENCED TO JUST OVER A YEAR IN PRISON FOR LEAKING INFORMATION ABOUT A GUN RUNNING OPERATION IN THE BORDER TOWN OF COLUMBUS.
SIXTY-FOUR YEAR OLD DANNY BURNETT WAS CONVICTED LAST YEAR FOR TIPPING OFF HIS LONG TIME FRIEND, FORMER COLUMBUS POLICE CHIEF ANGELO VEGA, THAT THE FEDS HAD A WIRETAP ON VEGA'S PHONE.
BURNETT ALSO MADE FALSE STATEMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS. PROSECUTORS SAY BURNETT'S FRIENDSHIP WITH VEGA EXPLAINS, BUT DOESN'T EXCUSE COMPROMISING THE GUN-RUNNING PROBE.
