Iguana statue-stealing school board member in Pojoaque gets a slap on the wrist

By Rob Nikolewski on November 27, 2013

By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog
POJOAQUE – The iguana got pilfered but Jon Paul Romero got a pass.
The school board member who admitted to stealing a sculpture of an iguana estimated to be worth up to $5,000 from outside a casino bar was given a mild reprimand from colleagues on Tuesday night and will [...]

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School board member stays — despite taking iguana sculpture

By Rob Nikolewski on November 21, 2013

By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog
POJOAQUE — Despite admitting taking a sculpture that’s 4 to 5 feet long from outside a casino bar,  Jon Paul Romero remains on the Pojoaque Valley School Board.
Back on the night of Sept. 26, the school board member was caught on surveillance video stealing a bronze artist’s rendering of an iguana. In [...]

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