"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.

Western New Mexico University (WNMU) has sparked controversy after paying outgoing president Joseph Shepard a $1.9 million ...

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 ...

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 ...

Western New Mexico University has processed a $1.9 million payment to embattled outgoing President Joseph Shepard amid the state's effort to block the buyout, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has sought the resignation of Western New Mexico State University regents after ...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has sought the resignation of Western New Mexico State University regents after ...

Joseph Shepard is out as president of Western New Mexico University after more than 13 years on the job. The university Board of Regents unanimously voted to terminate his contract on Friday, although ...

Western New Mexico University’s former president, Joseph Shepard, walks away with a staggering $2 million severance after his ...