Former WNMU president alleges AG ‘overreach’ in motion to dismiss lawsuit
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New Mexico's attorney general filed a lawsuit to cancel a contract the university president received as a part of a severance package over lavish spending.
SILVER CITY, N.M. — The former president of Western New Mexico University wants the lawsuit over his $1.9 million payout dismissed.
Joseph Shepard resigned from his role as university president after a state audit showed he was using university funds for lavish travel and perks.
However, other parts of the severance package also allowed Shepard to remain on staff with a $200,000 salary. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a lawsuit to cancel that contract. In the motion to dismiss the lawsuit, Shepard accused him of overreach.