December 24, 2015 KOAT After almost 4 months of being on administrative leave, Don Moya was officially reassigned at Albuquerque Public Schools. The CFO’s job title is now Financial Systems Architect, a job that involves “moving and lifting 25 pound boxes”, and according to Moya’s attorney Kate Ferlic, “pushing paper and sharping pencils.” Ferlic also told KOAT, “It’s a newly created…
December 23, 2015 Santa Fe New Mexican The Santa Fe Girls’ School was granted an injunction against neighbor Ed Sceery after Sceery admitted to placing a metal contraption with spikes in the river the middle schoolers frequent for their environmental and science projects. Sceery claims the girls environmental activities are attracting beavers to the river. “We find it unconscionable that…
November 6, 2015 Santa Fe New Mexican A New Mexico district judge found in favor of former director of the Interstate Stream Commission, Norm Gaume. The judge ruled the ISC violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved two multimillion dollar contracts for the Gila River Diversion Project in closed meetings. Both Gaume and the Interstate Stream Commission are seeking reimbursement of attorneys…
November 1, 2015 Albuquerque Journal Kate Ferlic, attorney for Albuquerque Public Schools CFO Don Moya, subpoenaed text messages from former APS Superintendent Luis Valentino, New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera and APS Chief of Staff Toni Cordova. Ferlic believes the 10 months of text messages will prove the close relationship between Valentino, Skandera and Cordova and the basis of…
September 29, 2015 Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque Volkswagen owners are speaking out against Volkwagen and their “cheater diesel” engines. University of New Mexico freshman Alice Vernon bought her first car, Volkswagen Jetta, this summer because she “thought it would be economically speaking a good car that would last me a long time and get me really good gas mileage.” Unfortunately Vernon,…
September 29, 2015 Santa Fe New Mexican Egolf + Ferlic + Day filed the first New Mexico lawsuit against Volkswagen of America and two Albuquerque Volkswagen dealerships. The lawsuit “accuses the companies of fraud, breach of implied warranty, breach of contract and violations of the New Mexico Unfair Trade Practices Act.” The act will allow the plaintiffs to receive punitive…
September 29, 2015 Albuquerque Journal Santa Fe law firm Egolf + Ferlic + Day filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen and two Albuquerque Volkswagen dealerships. Earlier this month Volkswagen admitted to installing software on 11 million “clean burning” Diesel engines so they would pass emission inspections. “The list of potential class members continues to grow,” attorney John Day said. “We’re getting…
September 25, 2015 Egolf + Ferlic + Day is looking for people who purchased (new or used) an affected Volkswagen. The list is: Jetta (Manufacturing year 2009 – 2015), Jetta Sportwagen (MY 2009-2014), Beetle (MY 2012 – 2015), Beetle Convertible (MY 2012-2015), Audi A3 (MY 2010 – 2015), Golf (MY 2010 – 2015), Golf Sportwagen (MY 2015), Passat (MY 2012-2015). Our…
September 23, 2015 Santa Fe New Mexican Kate Ferlic’s client Patricia Brainard filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Department of Corrections on Friday in Santa Fe. Brainard claims she was fired for two reasons – questioning the use of Pearson-Vue’s GED program and agreeing to testify in Catherine Johnson’s whistleblower trial, also against the Department of Corrections. In the lawsuit,…
September 19, 2015 Albuquerque Journal The Albuquerque Journal obtained internal emails between APS CFO Don Moya, Superintendent Luis Valentino and Deputy Superintendent Jason Martinez that exposes the APS scandal regarding requests for proposals and shady backgrounds of proposed vendors. In the emails, Luis Valentino writes to Jason Martinez he is “going after him (Moya) with both barrels.” Valentino also implies a possible…
