ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There is a renewed push for a federal investigation into allegations that Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller misused COVID-19 federal grant money. As KRQE News 13 reported in January, a city inspector general report stated that nearly $300,000 in federal emergency relief funding meant to help childcare providers instead went to bonuses for 27 city workers.
Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis referred the Inspector General report to then-U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Alex Uballez. Since then, President Donald Trump’s Administration has appointed a new U.S. attorney, Ryan Ellison, whom Lewis sent a letter to on Tuesday asking for an investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office told KRQE News 13 that they can’t provide further details or comment on the status of any investigation.
