CODY HOPKINS, THE FORMER OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE LOBO MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, FACES A SIX-COUNT INDICTMENT ALLEGING FORGERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT. THE INDICTMENT COMES DOWN NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AUDIT SHOWED HOPKINS HAD MISUSED A UNIVERSITY CREDIT CARD TO STEAL MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THE CRIMES OCCURRED DURING THE 2015 CALENDAR YEAR. IF CONVICTED ON ALL CHARGES, HE COULD GET 16 YEARS IN PRISON.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS HOPKINS IS NOW AN ASSISTANT COACH AT NAVARRO COLLEGE IN TEXAS.
