8/2/2019 Anatomy of Downs Pay to Play Time Line

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Downs Pay-to-Play in Black and White (and Red)

9/11-11/119/28/11RFPevaluated. Gara givesDowns perfect scorefor management.Downs wins by15

points out of total of1000 points.

10/11Rogers takesover negotiations on

behalf of Downs.

10/11/11 Rodeexpresses concernsabout Downs award to

Cangiolosi and KeithGardner. Concernsdismissed.

10/25/11 Downslease submitted to DFAclaiming approval byState Fair Commissionwhen vote yet to occur.

11/1/11 NMHorseman's Assocwarn against giving 25-year contract to "thesame group that has

overseen the

deterioration of the

existing facility."

11/9/11 Commissionvote on 25-year Downscontract rescinded asvote ready to lose 4-3.Rescheduled for12/1/11.

8/11-9/118/10/11 Tom

Tinnin submits listof qualified RFPevaluators toMourning.

8/12/11 Downshires Darren Whiteas "a consultant toassist us with

preparing our

request for

proposal".

8/25/11RFP

response submissiondeadline.

8/28/11MartinezAdministration substitutesevaluators.

9/16/11Martinez attends JuniorLivestock Sale at theState Fair withWindham.

9/22/11 AttyGeneral sayscommission to givefull RFP docs toCommissioner Rodeand others. None

provided.

9/22/11Commissioner Roderequests informationon net revenue to theDowns. Noresponse.

6/11-7/116/17/11Mark

Shoesmith,attorney for Dept.of Cultural Affairsemails RyanCangiolosi,offering a draft ofthe RFP withappendices.

6/21/11Martinezappoints BusterGoffto State FairCommission.Buster is father-in-law ofSusanaPAC fundraiserAndrea Goff.

6/30/11DanMourning emailsRyan Cangiolosi"The RFP is setwith a posting on

July 5th

7/7/11Windhamand Turner give

$5,000 to Susana

PAC through

Sunray Gaming

LLC. (May not be

disclosed in RFP?)7/24/11Dan

Mourning issuesRFP whileWindham and

Turner seek 3rd

1-

year extension.

4/11-6/114/11/ SusanaPAC, run by JayMcCleskey, hires

Andrea Goff as

main fundraiser.Pays her $29,000+from 4/10-9/10.

5/5/11BeverlyGoff--wife ofBuster/ mother-in-law to Andrea --gives $500 toSusana PAC. Goff

contributions toMartinez total over$9000.

5/6/11Downssmajority ownersWindham and

Turner give

$5,000 to Susana

PAC throughBrazos Land &Cattle.

6/1/11Mourning signs

one-year lease

extension (sole-source contract).

6/14/11Martinez says

putting leaseextension on thecall of the speciallegislative session.to get approval ofthe lease.

2/11-4/112/9/11 Governor

Susana Martinezgives Gara a$91,998 job.

2/11 Rogersrepresents Downsat legislativesession.

2/28/11Martinez appointsDan Mourning asInterim Directorthe State Fair/Expo

NM. Mour ningbegins n egotia tinga one-yearextension (solesource contract) forthe Downs.Includes portionsof agreements

previouslynegotiated by

predecessor.

4/11 Downs atAlbuquerque enterssettlement withState Gaming Comfor "committing an

unsuitable methodof operation" andfor violatingboard rules. Mostrecent of 10 suchagreements.

2003Charles

"Chuck" Garahires JayMcCleskey and

pays him$20,000 to runhis pro-businessPAC.

10/2003 ABQCity Councilvotes 6-1 toremove Garafrom Planned

Growth StrategyTask Force fortrying to "use his

position on the

task force to

undermine it".

(Demonstratingwillingness touse position tosubvert process).

2007/08Gara contributes

$1500 to DarrenWhite's US HouseCampaign

Darren Whitehires JayMcCleskeys wifeto conduct his

polling.

Jay McCleskeyasked by NationalRepublicans toconvince PatRogers to become

NM US Atty toreplace DavidIglesias who theyhelped remove.

Jay McCleskeyand Pat Rogersinvolved inRepublican lawsuitto eliminatedrivers licenses forillegal immigrantsin NM.

20103/10 Downs placed

on one-yearprobation by NMRacing Com due to"the seriousness ofthe allegations filed

against the Downs at

Albuquerque".

7/10 Darren Whitecampaigncommercial forSusana Martinez.

12/28/10

Outgoing Fair Comcancels vote onDowns contract to"leave a decision ona new lease for the

Downs of

AlbuquerqueRacetrack and

Casino to the

administration of

Gov-Elect Susana

Martinez."

12/30/10Downsmajority ownersWindham andTurner contribute

$5,000 to Gov-ElectSusana Martinezthrough theircompany BrazosLand & Cattle.

11/11-12/1111/10/11 Request toDFA rescinded whenvote did not occur.

11/10/11BusterGoffgiven chance tooffer changes tocontract.

11/17/11 Rode againdenied access to RFPresponses.

11/18/11 Tinninresigns from BFA.States Martinezpushed him for

approval of Downscontract.

11/21/11 Downscontract vote forcedonto agenda- Goffchanges and nowsupports contract,

passes 4-3.

11/21/11 Rep. NateGentry launchesinvestigation intoRodes emails. Rode

accused of releasingconfidential info.

12/20/11 BFA ledby Martinez, Rogersand Mourningrubberstamps contract,including Tinninreplacement.