Secret Settlements Scrutinized | The Line
November 22, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss State Auditor Brian Colón’s special audit of questionable legal settlements in the final days of Governor Susana Martinez’s second term. News of the settlements first surfaced in 2018. Colón says many of those settlements were approved with little examination or scrutiny and totaled in the millions of dollars of taxpayer money.
Line Panelists:
Michael Bird, public health consultant
Dede Feldman, former State Senator
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
H. Diane Snyder, former State Senator
For Further Reading:
State Auditor Alleges ‘Abuse of Power’ in Secret Settlements – The Albuquerque Journal
State Auditor Says Millions Shelled Out in Secret Settlement When Governor Martinez Was in Office – KOAT