New Mexico's state auditor has been referenced in a countersuit filed in California by a former employee of a Native American consulting firm.
The Albuquerque Journal reports attorney Michael Khouri is representing former employee Nikishna Polequaptewa and says State Auditor Tim Keller got a percentage of each contract he won for Blue Stone Strategy Group LLC.
Khouri says he doesn't know which contracts his client is referring to.
State Auditor Tim Keller said last week he never solicited contracts for the California-based company.
Polequaptewa resigned from Blue Stone last year. The company's lawsuit against says Polequaptewa breached a contract and accessed sensitive information through the firm's computer system.
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