What's New York Got That New Mexico Hasn't Got? Convictions.

By Corey Pein

Today's Albuquerque Journal has an

update

on the New Mexico corruption case that was prosecuted in New York. A subscription is required, but here's the gist:

While New York prosecutors are managing to reclaim some public pension money lost in

kickback schemes

, their New Mexico counterparts have complained that they don't have the time or resources to pursue such cases—even when the same companies are involved.

More from the Journal:

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Wall Street Journal

and

BusinessWeek

.

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