Police: 2 arrested for stealing funds from Senate president

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Las Cruces police have arrested two men accused of stealing more than $180,000 from a high-ranking member of the New Mexico Senate.
Police say Stephen Dale Siddall and William Samora are facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges for taking money from Senate Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen’s personal, campaign and government accounts.
Siddall is also facing charges of forgery, identity theft and disposing of stolen property.
Siddall had served as Papen’s campaign