DIANNA DURAN SURRENDERS TO THE SANTA FE COUNTY JAIL FRIDAY MORNING TO BEGIN HER 30-DAY SENTENCE. SHE WAS DUE AT THE JAIL AT 9:00 AM. THE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE WAS SENTENCED MONDAY MIS-USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY OFF GAMBLING DEBTS. SHE’D CUT A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP HER OUT OF JAIL, BUT THE JUDGE GAVE HER 30 DAYS ANYWAY, AND SAID SHE HAD TO SERVE THE TIME OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, DURAN ALSO WROTE HER FIRST APOLOGY LETTER TO DONORS AND THE CITIZENS OF NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO SPENDING CHRISTMAS IN JAIL, DURAN ALSO HAS TO PAY RESTITUTION.
