Secret Documents: State Officials covertly pay out $27,000,000

[@agalgonzalez]

Hiding payments from the public is ridiculous!

[@teresaharvey716]

Watching this is making me sick. How can you jail the state.

[@mav99700]

It is SO refreshing to see real journalism.

[@ItsMeeJon]

Term limits for all politicians!

[@davidcisco4036]

Increasing rampant corruption is a symptom of a failing government.

[@CynthiaDean-ef2fz]

Who are these deceitful GOV. workers?

[@P602-d2x]

So it's super easy to to sue the government in New Mexico good reporting Larry

[@droolalot5795]

That's why I NEVER want to give the government money

[@droolalot5795]

Let me know when some politicians go to jail

[@adamchurvis1]

My advice, as your doctor, is to not hold your breath.

[@thomascorrea3937]

@@adamchurvis1 funny

[@priayief]

While also would like to see this, I have to ask, under what law would a politician (or anyone else involved) be charged? Unfortunately, at the time all these settlements were made, there was no law requiring them to be made public.

[@droolalot5795]

@@priayief because the politicians rigged the system they created. What a scam.

[@nemo227]

Some politicians go to jail but too few. You can Google public officials who have gone to jail. But it's only a beginning. There will be more.

[@dailyorangepill3338]

Two sets of laws; one for the elite and one for the common man.

[@dailyorangepill3338]

"Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world."

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

Daily Red Pill .........oh, I like that one👏

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

kevin wh ...........I like this one too Kevin!

[@TheJoebarrett]

They dance around in what they call it. How about "stealing"?

[@bigmike86401]

So, when do we take action against these bad actors ? Never ? Lets just pay and forget.

[@saoirse5308]

5:25 how did they settle a case for $200K over a cow in the road?? New Mexico is an Open Range State!!!!!! New Mexico has an "open range" law. That means if you live near cattle, sheep or other livestock and do not want them on your property it is your responsibility to keep them off through lawful means. It also means livestock are free to roam wherever, including on roadways. And…if you hit a cow or some other livestock, and assuming you survive, you can be sued by the animal's owner for damage.

[@crazyknarf]

Unless the state was doing work on the state road and removed a fence. Then IMO the state has the reasonability for the lawsuit.

[@forrestgreene1139]

@@crazyknarf Most likely they would only remove that portion of said fence located withing the road right of way or the road itself if it were already a street previously dedicated to the public. Who's fault is it if your fence is located on land you don't own and it's removed? Yeah, yours.

[@StevenLee-y3t]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂

[@dantheman9167]

I'm going to run for public office.

[@eugeneponcelet9377]

This has been going on for years. If he'd investigate it on the federal level he would be paid to shut up about it.

[@ernestorizo1238]

Good job Larry 🏆

[@Dexter55999]

Should be coming out of the guilty bureaucrats pockets.

[@paulscountry456]

Whole state is getting the Shakedown from attorneys.

[@agustintopete4575]

It’s time to hold public officials accountable for their negligence and stupidity. Why we the tax payers have to put up the bill for this idiots. It’s time to end corruption.

[@noworriesmate8287]

This is every state!

[@kevincollins7320]

Risk management because state is self insured .

[@obadiahscave]

They never go to jail..😡

[@denisenewman577]

Thats ridiculous

[@rodgerwilliamsscambaiting1196]

I’m addicted to these Larry barker investigations lol. This is like my 10th one

[@ALSomthin]

This goes on everywhere but they just avoid getting caught and afterwhile everyone moves on and forgets.

[@jimb0jam]

Treason punishable by death!

[@toter-drache]

Remember the Congressional groper fund? That got swept right under the rug didn't it🙄

[@vmutuma]

When it comes to taxpayer monies, the people who are "responsible" for handling the monies are actually very reckless.

[@MtHoodMaster]

"We did a internal investigation and found no wrong doing"

[@johnmercado601]

Another reason for the secrets, they could be paying out to family members and/or friends

[@roberthance2412]

One reason taxes keep going up.

[@davidisaacson5993]

Sounds like a kickback program to me.

[@commonsense9235]

get rid of the immunity for public officials and make them personally responsible for their actions , judges not included

[@williammielenz3752]

The receipants of these payouts are probably kicking back to those in government who authorized them.

[@sittingindetroit9204]

It's easy to hand out other peoples money and cover up for internal wrong doing. By being able to conceal it, you don't have to deal with the bad actors.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

The case brought by the five employees, settled in 18 days should be prosecuted as spending tax-money for personal political reasons.

[@jcolt84]

Imagine if you allowed the citizen to keep what he earns rather than having it stolen from him by his government and spent by government, for the best interests of government? Maybe the citizen knows best how to spend the money, which government steals from him, rather than the government which steals it does.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

@@jcolt84 I hadn't thought of this video for 2 years, then you responded to my comment. Now I'm mad all over again! LMAO

[@buckiemohawk3643]

@@jcolt84 i worked for a government agency it was filled with the stupidest and most laziest people ever

[@MrDarren5012]

There is no situation I can think of that there would be a need for any “ confidential “ information when concerning our government…period

[@williamadams8353]

Time to make an example of these people. Show faces, name names, and nail their hides to the barn door.

[@matthewlastrapes8104]

Why do we pay the government anyway they waste our money

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@regalblue41 Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is hardly exclusive to New Mexico.

[@mferrarorace]

Journalism served up like in the old days! How refreshing is that?

[@jimcee4822]

IM OPEN TO ACCEPT ANY CHECK FROM UNCLE SAM

[@reborn2152]

I’ve got a solution for all of this. All employees within public trust, police, politicians, judges(doesn’t really count because you can’t civilly sue a judge) etc. Should all have to carry PRIVATE liability insurance and all lawsuits are to be paid out in said insurance money or by the responsible party. Problem solved. End qualified immunity.

[@patriciawilliams2960]

Here's an idea...if the official has done some wrong on behalf of the company, state or government. Then I can can understand taxpayers paying ONCE. But they should be fired! No tolerance. If they do wrong as a personal moral defiency then they should be fired and the official will have to defend himself with his own money!

[@blindshiva2826]

Just the tip of the iceberg.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

The same thing happens in federal congress.

[@kevin.whouse2269]

I don't know any honest politician is there such a thing

[@stephenbaker9475]

This is what you get when you have an out of control bureaucratic state.

[@brianpalmer3208]

It's called stealing

[@knotweed1953]

Nothing will change. I guarantee you the Risk Manager has absolutely no education in that field. Our congress pays out millions.

[@onthefarside2096]

Wonder how many girlfriends made claims and was paid. also, wonder if the officials will go to jail?

[@jackwyatt1218]

Things have been going downhill since The Act of 1871. These poli tici need jail or worse!

[@Papitosoy]

And why the public servants haven’t gone to prison?

[@WallyTony]

$350,000 probably barely paid that ladies hospital bills.

[@michaelashcraft8569]

Tax money paid by taxpayers, supposedly wisely used for purposes as outlined in the tax code, or not. Accountability to the taxpayers must be mandated!!

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Perhaps it would be better if these cases were published prior to a settlement offer being made?

[@TheTravAbides]

“Trust the government”

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

I smell a Pulitzer Prize approaching.

[@ricktimmons458]

vote down every tax!

[@crscts]

This happens in every state. And in every state they make laws and regulations that allow payouts to be hidden and confidential. It should all be public.

[@calicokittenproductions591]

That's why Bernie Sanders needs to be the next President of the United States of America

[@stephenmitchell3569]

Cover ups are expensive.....to "We the People"!!!

[@lartalley49]

And no one goes to jail for this shit.

[@leoscheibelhut940]

Larry Barker is a hero!

[@dannyarrowheadstalker3054]

If they wanted to do what's best for the community, they'd return the $27,000,000 to them!

[@tvojslauf]

This is how government works. What else is new.

[@CG-xr5bz]

Who else profit from this could it be lawyers? Are they purposely pilfering U.S.? Follow the money further.

[@johnbaudino2535]

We see this time after time and nobody's in jail no justice For The Wicked

[@OneDayAtaTime-j1p]

When satan rules supreme! Anyone buy the one that Hillary would be indicted within 75 days? My indifference has caused me to lose count! AGAIN!!!!🤔

[@stevendavis1243]

If both parties agree to this type of settlement. Then where is the wrong doing. Would tax payers spend more to litigate a claim to it's completion? Especially if there is overwhelming evidence of wrong doing on the part of the state.

[@tonylester3868]

I would love to know the amount of money the federal government has paid out.

[@twothreefour234]

Congress does it all the time

[@j.t.6700]

So let me guess. No arrests?

[@chrish5791]

My dad uses to say “we should hang all the crooked lawyers, the other two we can put up with” and I used to think he was kidding. That was twenty years ago, if he were alive today with all these slimy personal injury lawyer ads and suits he would probably sent about fulfilling his plan.

[@rigolmgs]

yea, YEA!! thank you News 13, you should start checking the other 49 states and all our territories... bet that would open eyes!!

[@macmckenzie1242]

Larry, I hope you have a security detail.

[@markmaloney8154]

What happened to the tens-of-trillions of tax dollars missing in the federal government? Government accountability does not exist. Unfortunately, our government is badly corrupt; criminal police misconduct costs tens-of-billions of dollars per year with no changes in policing policy, or cops being held criminally accountable. Government on all levels has become criminal...

[@mistyman591]

Free $ huh? Fkn politicians.we need more accountability

[@CharmsDad]

$200,000 for a cow on the road? That’s absurd. How about paying attention to the road in front of you?

[@ClaireWill71uk]

Glad barker and his team are still around, loved watching as resident in New Mexico. Now in UK.

[@crazyknarf]

I can recall working as a temp in a town in NJ (1980's). The attorney hired for a lawsuit on the town and the fee for his services? $500,000 Per day! plus expenses. Some court cases can go from 2 to 3 days to almost an entire month. The attorney defending the town always wanted to delay the court hearing over and over again. This IMO is the way this man was able to more money the more days he worked, the more money he and his firm would get. So paying settlements is a whole lot cheaper then pay the attorney fees that are out of the world. It's paying the lesser of the claims. And if the township/state/school/university lost the cases that could have cost them millions of dollars in tax payer money.

[@techguylos213]

Picture this. A hungry used car salesman and a crony lawyer. You get bureaucracy

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

Journalism and the 1st amendment are our only protection.

[@freddie4536]

If it cost over $1000 someone better be getting fcking fired

[@happyface2654]

They don't give a fuck, it's not their money they are paying out.

[@toddlecher4097]

just disgusting

[@ThatGuy-yf5je]

They are all crooked! It’s just who gets caught or not.

[@greenvilleobserver9431]

Meanwhile in the Whitehouse....

[@sammybubba176]

how much did it cost you to receive these state documents? was it multi-thousands of dollars?

[@michaelboros9834]

Mr risk manger why is it not made front page news ?

[@srhintz]

I've been playing the wrong lottery.

[@jolllyroger1]

How many do you think were planned to be a take from the government where all parties in decision process got paid.... all of our government must be transparent

[@jeffreylasky2737]

Here’s the ugly truth. It’s probably cheaper to ‘settle’ these lawsuits rather than have them go through the courts.

[@rayreedy7334]

It's. THEFTS WHAT IT IS. AND PEOPLE NEED CHARGED . WHY SHOULD CITIZENS PAY FOR THEIR BULLSHIT.????? Because they don't want you to see how bad their asses really are. None of them do their fucking jobs any more.

[@carlob517]

New Mexico is trying to give DC some competition 😁

[@barrymcdougal4816]

LARRY IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT SMARTER THAN MOST REPORTERS.

[@agalgonzalez]

Wow, University of New Mexico Hospital needs to get better staff. This is like Tripler Veterans Hospital in Hawaii.

[@bruceradfordsorrywronghous534]

Tip of the iceberg! Goes way back in government totally accepted amoungest politicians!

[@SuperAgentman007]

I wonder what would happen if all of the citizens of New Mexico stop paying their taxes answer the state would go broke

[@jetjazzdauntless3236]

Still think there's not enough tax money to take care of all the programs of the state. Do you believe that they need to raise fees and taxes to keep up. Maybe the old adage of how efficient the government is, is correct. But let's take advantage of those stupid middle class people and let's fleece the stingy rich. That alway keeps the cash flowing in and insures our annual raises. 🚱🔞🚷📵🚯🚭🚳🆗

[@davidsoltau4177]

Risk management Just another insurance scam