ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state’s top economic development officials are asking the New Mexico attorney general to review policies and procedures that govern spending and contracts at Spaceport America.
Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes made the request in an email sent Tuesday to Attorney General Hector Balderas. The request is a result of her agency's investigation into the conduct of spaceport chief executive officer Dan Hicks. He was placed on administrative leave earlier this summer after a whistleblower complaint accused him of circumventing internal financial controls and accounting procedures. Hicks has declined to comment on the allegations, citing the ongoing investigation.