New Mexico Attorney General suing WNMU leaders

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says nearly $2 million was already paid out to former Western New Mexico University President Dr. Joseph Shepard despite Torrez taking action to stop those ...
Shepard and the regents have been under the microscope for more than a year after a 2023 Searchlight New Mexico investigation ...
Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.
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 ...
The case also has the attention of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who on Monday filed an emergency motion in state ...
The president, who led the university for 13 years and faced criticism for his spending, received an exit package that will ...