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Orlando Jaramillo
This guy has always made me sick. He is one of those guys who dosn't go away and is always lingering around the security business. His latest job was training security officers on the use of Tasers and other police weapons. He is a fraud in the highest sense of the word and a scumbag. Yes, that is my opinion..
An Albuquerque man was jailed Friday, accused of posing as a Bernalillo County deputy, and deputies were tipped off only after he failed to pay for police equipment.
Officials say he drove what looked like a cop car, wore a badge, and even went so far as to try to arrest an undercover deputy for a traffic violation.
Investigators say 35-year-old Orlando Jaramillo called a police equipment company, identified himself as a deputy, ordered equipment and then failed to pay up.
The company called deputies, which started the investigation earlier this week, but one neighbor says he was masquerading as a cop for at least two years.
Another neighbor, who didn't want to be identified, says she knows him as something else.
The neighbor said Jaramillo is, "A scam artist, a fraud, um, a liar, a cheat, a bad neighbor."
Jaramillo drove a white Crown Victoria, that neighbors say had lights and a computer in the car. Neighbors also say he was often armed.
The unidentified neighbor said, "He's shown us a gun many times. He's shown his badge many times. There have been incidents where neighbors' houses doors are open, and he'd be the first one out the door with his gun out, kind of like being the hero, the protector of the neighborhood."
After deputies got the tip from the police equipment company, they set up an operation to expose Jaramillo as an imposter.
On Friday morning, deputies say an undercover detective drove in front of Jaramillo's imposter car and swerved, just to see what he would do.
Investigators say Jaramillo pulled the detective over, flashed his badge, and identified himself as a New Mexico State Police Officer.
That's when the real law enforcement moved in.
Investigators arrested him and searched his home. There, they say they found Tasers, a handful of guns and APD, BCSO and state police badges.
Jaramillo faces three felony charges, including fraud, and is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond. Investigators say he's been arrested for fraud once before.
I was surprised that Regulation and Licensing took so long on this one. I was over a year ago that I talked to these people. At least Justice is being done. I can't help but notice a certain name withheld from all of these indictments.. Hmmm.. I hear that there are Federal charges coming also. Anyway, happy readying and thanks to everybody and all of their help. The state was very happy with the information we provided.
Greetings, Below you’ll find a press release regarding a Grand Jury indictment handed down against Gilbert C. Baca III … The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s Insurance Fraud Bureau was integrally involved in the matter. NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION DISTRICT 1 JASON A. MARKS DISTRICT 2 DAVID W. KING, CHAIRMAN DISTRICT 3 JEROME D. BLOCK, VICE CHAIRMAN DISTRICT 4 CAROL K. SLOAN DISTRICT 5 SANDY JONES CHIEF OF STAFF Daniel “Danny” Mayfield 1120 Paseo de Peralta/P.O. Box 1269 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269 NMPRC Media Contact: Gerald Garner Jr. Public Information Officer Office: 505.827.4446 Cellular: 505.699.7991 Fax: 505.476.0324 Email: Gerald.Garner@state.nm.us NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2010 Bernalillo County Grand Jury Indicts NMPRC’s Insurance Fraud Bureau Instrumental in Proceedings SANTA FE – On Wednesday, Feb. 24, a Bernalillo County Grand Jury indicted Gilbert C. Baca III on multiple counts of forgery, one count of computer access with intent to defraud or embezzle and racketeering. It is alleged that Baca III – a security service provider – provided false certificates of insurance to several clients in order to obtain or maintain security contracts with various businesses within Bernalillo County. Leo Montaño, Chief Special Agent of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s Insurance Fraud Bureau, was responsible for investigating the matter while Chief Prosecutor Alan Rackstraw presented the bureau’s finding to the Grand Jury. The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office recently indicted Baca III on 77 counts of fraud and embezzlement, among others. Visit the NMPRC on the web at: www.nmprc.state.nm.us About the NMPRC The NMPRC regulates public utilities, telecommunications companies and motor carriers operating in the State of New Mexico. It also administers the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy in Socorro, New Mexico, Pipeline Safety Bureau and the Corporations Bureau, which registers state corporations. The NMPRC is also responsible for the oversight of the New Mexico Insurance Division and the state’s superintendent of insurance. -30- Gerald Garner Jr. Public Information Officer State of New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Office: 505.827.4446 Cell: 505.699.7991 Fax: 505.476.0324 Email: Gerald.garner@state.nm.us COMMISSIONERS
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