New Mexico Attorney General suing WNMU leaders

New Mexico Attorney General suing WNMU leaders after outgoing president gets $1.9M payout
The New Mexico Attorney General is taking aim at Western New Mexico University and sending the message that rewarding the former president’s questionable behavior, will not be tolerated. On Thursday,
New Mexico attorney general files court motion to block $1.9 million severance for WNMU's former president
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a court motion to block a $1.9 million severance payment to former WNMU President Joseph Shepard. The motion claims the payment is a misuse of public funds and violates the fiduciary duties of the Board of Regents.
New Mexico Attorney General files suit against Joseph Shepard and WNMU Board of Regents
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking outgoing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard and all five members of the Board of Regents to court over a $1.9 million buyout payment they awarded to Shepard,
New Mexico attorney general seeks to stop $1.9 million severance payment to WNMU president
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday filed an emergency motion in court to stop Western New Mexico University (WNMU) from paying a near $2 million severance payment to departing President Dr.
Attorney General seeks court action on WNMU president's severance
The Attorney General is asking a court to act after WNMU paid outgoing president Joseph Shepard a $1.9 million severance payment negotiated, he says, in violation of state laws.
New Mexico Attorney General Sues University Over 'Golden Parachute' Payment to Outgoing President
New Mexico’s top prosecutor is suing Western New Mexico University's regents and outgoing president to try to undo a lucrative severance package that included a nearly $2 million payout approved in the wake of a scathing report that detailed wasteful spending and lax financial oversight at the school.
New Mexico attorney general seeks to claw back WNMU president's $1.9M buyout
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez aims to block Western New Mexico University's embattled outgoing president from spending a $1.9 million buyout and is asking a state court to toss his separation agreement.
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WNMU president 'refuses' to turn over $1.9 million severance payout amid growing criticism
"We reached out to his attorney and asked him to voluntarily submit that payment to the court — he refused to do that," NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez said.
NM AG Torrez seeks to stop WNMU president from spending his $1.9 million payout
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is seeking to stop outgoing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard ...
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State AG seeks to restrain WNMU president from spending payout, invalidate contract
Learning that Western New Mexico University processed the $1.9 million severance payment to departing President Joseph ...
Governor calls WNMU board 'tone-deaf' and calls for reforms to public severance packages
After accepting the resignations of the five-member Board of Regents at Western New Mexico University, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday that the board's decision to award departing university ...
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4 of 5 Western New Mexico U Regents Resign Amid Controversy
Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.
Governor to replace WNMU board regents amid $1.9 million severance fallout
"I still expect that my decision makers, who I appoint, understand their ultimate obligation is to the taxpayer, the citizens of New Mexico, and the students that they are supposed to support, serve ...
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