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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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.
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New Mexico Attorney General files suit against Joseph Shepard and WNMU Board of Regents
Citing “greed, self-dealing, and arrogance,” Raúl Torrez announced a civil suit aimed at recovering the $1.9 million buyout awarded to WNMU’s outgoing president ...
After a year of scrutiny, Joseph Shepard to resign as WNMU president
Shepard and the regents have been under the microscope for more than a year after a 2023 Searchlight New Mexico investigation ...
A University President Accused of Squandering Public Money Resigns in Exchange for a $2 Million Payout
It will be a happy new year for Joseph Shepard, the outgoing president of Western New Mexico University (WNMU), who is scheduled to receive a $1.9 million ...
New Mexico Attorney General suing WNMU leaders after $1.9 million 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, ...
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Western New Mexico U President’s Golden Parachute Irks Lawmakers
The president, who led the university for 13 years and faced criticism for his spending, received an exit package that will ...
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 ...