Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a former state House majority leader and APS employee, right, walks with her attorney Ahmad Assed, left, to make her first appearance in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Joseph Johnson, right, walks with his attorney Marc Lowry, left, outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)