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New Mexico Governor’s Ex-Aide Pleads Guilty to Hacking Charges

The former campaign manager for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally grabbing emails meant for the governor and other top officials.

The former campaign manager for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally grabbing emails meant for the governor and other top officials.

 

Jamie Estrada, who worked for the governor ahead of her 2010 election, admitted that he intercepted hundreds emails registered on the old campaign domain name and shared them with political opponents.

 

“All Americans, regardless of the jobs or the positions they hold, deserve to have their emails and other computer transactions protected from criminals who would steal and exploit confidential information for unlawful purposes,” said the FBI’s special agent in charge, Carol Lee, in a statement.

Estrada served as Martinez’s campaign manager for fewer than six months in late 2009.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.