April 22, 2009- Albuquerque, NM- Peter St. Cyr, reporter for 770 KKOB, is covering the Filbeberto Baca trial in District Court today. Baca was indicted for forging an RLD document stating that his security company had a license, when it had none. Baca operated and profited from unlicensed companies for years. Read the story that went out on the radio today:
A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER IS GOING TO TRAIL TODAY. FILBERTO BACA, A RETIRED APD SERGEANT, MADE HIS NAME IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY. BUT, LAST MAY HE WAS INDICTED ON TWO FORGERY CHARGES. BACA RAN SEVERAL SECURITY BUSINESSES IN THE DUKE CITY WITHOUT A LICENSE. PROSECUTORS SAY HE FORGED A LETTER ON STATE LETTER HEAD TO SHOW CLIENTS HE HAD A NEW MEXICO PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR'S LICENSE. IF CONVICTED BACA COULD GET UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON AND FINED $10-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THREE OTHER SECURITY COMPANY OWNERS WERE ARRESTED LAST YEAR. ONE IS ACCUSED OF RUNNING A PROSTITUTION BUSINESS.
A FORMER APD SERGEANT, INDICTED ON FORGERY CHARGES, IS HEADING TO COURT TODAY. 770 KKOB'S PETER ST. CYR HAS THE STORY LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.
PROSECUTORS SAY FILBERTO BACA GAVE HIS CUSTOMERS A FORGED LETTER TO PROVE HE HAD A STATE MANDATED LICENSE TO LEGALLY OPERATE A PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD COMPANY IN NEW MEXICO. NOW HE FACES TWO COUNTS OF FORGERY. THE STATE'S REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE LETTER HE WAS USING WAS FRADULENT. JURY SELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR 9A IN JUDGE NEIL CANDELARIA'S COURTROOM. BACA FACES UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON AND A $10,000 FINE IF CONVICTED.
PROSECUTORS SAY FILBERTO BACA GAVE HIS CUSTOMERS A FORGED LETTER TO PROVE HE HAD A STATE MANDATED LICENSE TO LEGALLY OPERATE A PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD COMPANY IN NEW MEXICO. NOW HE FACES TWO COUNTS OF FORGERY. THE STATE'S REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE LETTER HE WAS USING WAS FRADULENT. JURY SELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR 9A IN JUDGE NEIL CANDELARIA'S COURTROOM. BACA FACES UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON AND A $10,000 FINE IF CONVICTED.
OK now it is Court-time...
Motion to dismiss case against Filberto Baca for lack of evidence is denied by District Judge Neil Candelaria.
Juors coming to court now.
Bregman says client had no knowledge of what was in envelope he delivered to apartment manager and there's no evidence he created the document. Bregman insuates manager or other employees created the document because they had a vested interest in maintaing client base.
District court judge Neil Candelaria declines to dismiss Count 1: Transfering forged document, but reminds Bregman that he can ask for a directed verdict after judge hears testimony and sees the state's evidence.
The jurors completed questionaire has just been given to attorneys and prosecutors.
Jurors are entering court now for voir dere.
Trial could take two days.
Prosecutors say as owner Baca had motive.
Baca's case is dismissed by directed verdict. The state didn't have original evidence..??
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