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By Frost McGahey
Investigative Reporter
Dan Otero, CEO of HMS[Editor's Note: Names of victims have been changed to protect their privacy.]
CEO Dan Otero and HMS were named in a lawsuit filed by Philadelphia Insurance Company alleging insurance fraud. The basis for the suit was that Otero was allegedly guilty of two sexual harassment claims in the same policy year. In the next article the details of that will be covered.
The second sexual harassment claim was filed by Dr. Linda Garcia.
Garcia was a dentistry practitioner and started working at HMS in July 2012. On April 15, 2015, Garcia was promoted to the position of Chief Dental Officer for HMS and held that position until October 2017, when she alleges she was constructively discharged by HMS.
Paradise Fire Now 30% Contained
Acres: 727 Start Date: Monday, May 26, 2025
Location: 13 miles south of Quemado, NM Personnel: 147
Containment: 30% Cause: Human-caused, under investigation
Summary: The Paradise Fire is holding at 727 acres, and crews have increased containment to 30%. Firefighters are working to hold and secure fire lines, while mopping up areas of heat to prevent fire growth under persistent extremely dry conditions present in Catron County. Firefighters observed smoldering and creeping fire behavior, along with isolated torching in interior pockets. The fire is located 13 miles south of Quemado, NM on the southern flank Escondido Mountain and north of Quemado Lake.
Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team Achieves 12% Containment on Paradise Fire
Acres: 727 Start Date: Monday, May 26, 2025
Location: 13 miles south of Quemado, NM Personnel: 146
Containment: 12% Cause: Human-caused, under investigation
Summary: Crews worked to bring the Paradise Fire to 12% containment on Wednesday under command of the Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team. The Paradise Fire is burning in ponderosa pine, pinon-juniper, and grass, approximately 13 miles south of Quemado, NM on the southern flank Escondido Mountain and north of Quemado Lake. While the perimeter of the fire has only negligibly changed, more accurate mapping shows that the fire is currently 727 acres.
Gila Las Cruces
Type 3 Incident Management Team
MARCUS CORNWELL – INCIDENT COMMANDER
Notification for Public Health and Safety
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team assumes command of Paradise Fire
Acres: 578 Start Date: Monday, May 26, 2025
Location: 13 miles south of Quemado, NM Personnel: 115
Containment: 0% Cause: Human-caused, under investigation
By Roger Lanse
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at about 11 a.m., a caller from the Adobe Springs Café in downtown Silver City stated to the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority two males and one female "got their food and ate but now are refusing to pay." Additional information was unavailable as caller found it necessary to hang up.
According to a Silver City Police Department blotter report, officers were en route by 11:02 a.m. and arrived on scene at 11:05 a.m.
By Frost McGahey
Investigative Reporter
Dan Otero, CEO of HMS
{Authtor’s Note: Names of victims have been changed to protect their privacy.]
According to court documents CEO Dan Otero’s history of sexual harassment began soon after his hiring in 2016. In a recent article by Algernon D’Ammassa in the Las Cruces Sun News, Otero and HMS were named in a lawsuit filed by Philadelphia Insurance which detailed the sexual harassment. The Beat reviewed the lawsuit and found the following:
HMS hired Mr. Otero on February 22, 2016, and shortly after it is alleged that he began a practice of sexually harassing females employed including Ms. Mary Hathaway and Dr. Linda Garcia. Ms. Hathaway was the Chief Operating Officer of HMS, and had been employed since 1995.
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