Pat Rogers, the Albuquerque attorney who advises the state GOP, tells the Associated Press that he has done nothing illegal.

As NMI reported earlier this week, Rogers is named in a lawsuit filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The suit, which names Rogers and Al Romero, a private investigator who said he worked for Rogers, accuses the two of voter intimidation. The accusations stem from Romero’s visits to the homes of two voters. One said Romero threatened to call immigration authorities on her, even though she says she is a citizen. 

“I have not violated any law and Mr. Romero has not violated any law,” Rogers told The Associated Press.

Later, “The lawsuit contains serious accusations that have no basis in law or fact. The suit is filed and advertised before the upcoming election for obvious purposes,” Rogers told the wire service. The AP reporter noted that Rogers declined to elaborate. 

NMI has attempted to reach Rogers for his response to the lawsuit, but so far those messages have not been returned.  

The accusations of voter intimidation appear to have been noted at the U.S. Justice Department, which is looking into the accusations, as NMI’s Gwyneth Doland reported Wednesday.

MALDEF, a non profit dedicated in part to protecting the civil rights of Latinos across the country, is representing two women, Dora Escobedo and Lydia Olivarez, who said they felt harassed and intimidated by Romero’s and Rogers’ actions, the suit said. 

The lawsuit accused Romero of threatening Escobedo, 67, by telling her he would call immigration authorities, even though she was a U.S. citizen. 

Her daughter, Guadalupe Bojorquez of Albuquerque, said last week her mother was reduced to tears after Romero’s visit. 

Romero also allegedly visited Olivarez’s home, but her roommate sent him away, the lawsuit said.