In April 2007 it was revealed Richardson had been the beneficiary of tainted cash donations to his campaign by several federally indicted high-level New Mexico conspirators who had bilked the State out of about $4 million for construction of a new courthouse in Abluquerque.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/02/politics/p153853D56.DTL&type=politics Scandal Players Donated to Richardson], By Barry Massey, Associated Press 2 April 2007.</ref> | In April 2007 it was revealed Richardson had been the beneficiary of tainted cash donations to his campaign by several federally indicted high-level New Mexico conspirators who had bilked the State out of about $4 million for construction of a new courthouse in Abluquerque.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/02/politics/p153853D56.DTL&type=politics Scandal Players Donated to Richardson], By Barry Massey, Associated Press 2 April 2007.</ref> |