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Dossier · Who's Who
Raúl Torrez
New Mexico's Attorney General, whose office opened a July 2026 investigation into fraudulent public comments on the air permit and in September 2026 supported both emergency petitions against two state agencies.
At a glance
- Current role
- Attorney General of New Mexico, NM Department of Justice[1]
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 2 sources · 1 connections · 2 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP129
Key facts
- 2026-07In July 2026 the Attorney General's office opened an investigation into alleged fraudulent public comments on the Project Jupiter air permit.[1],[2]
- Torrez: “If individuals or organizations attempted to manipulate the public comment process through fraudulent submissions, we will investigate those actions thoroughly and hold responsible parties accountable.”[1]
- 2026-08-24On August 24, 2026, Rep. Melanie Stansbury wrote to the Attorney General, among other officials, asking for a public accounting of the project's water.
- 2026-09-02On September 2, 2026, the Department of Justice filed responses supporting both emergency petitions, arguing NMED violated the air petitioner's due-process rights and that § 72-12-22 does not reach a change of purpose and place.
The record
The Attorney General whose office opened the fraud investigation: 'If individuals or organizations attempted to manipulate the public comment process through fraudulent submissions, we will investigate those actions thoroughly and hold responsible parties accountable.'
Relationships · 1
In the timeline · 2
Dated entries in the record that involve this party. Appearing here is not an allegation — it means the graph draws an edge from this dossier to that event.
Sources · 2
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