Ferlic represents whistleblowers in case against a New Mexico state agency

Attorney Kate Ferlic filed a whistleblower lawsuit against New Mexico’s Office of the Superintendent of Insurance on behalf of Shawna Maestas. Maestas, a former financial audit bureau chief of the agency, discovered and reported incorrect underpayments from insurance providers. According to the Albuquerque Journal, after she reported the underpayments to Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office, Maestas was “threatened with arrest and criminal prosecution.” Maestas was also excluded from meetings and audits and eventually resigned from her position after her work conditions became intolerable.