Officers plead guilty in DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two former Albuquerque police officers have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes in a sweeping corruption investigation into a scheme that allegedly allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction,
A Guilty Plea Implicates 'Almost the Entire' Albuquerque DWI Unit in Longstanding Police Corruption
Federal prosecutors say the city's police department was the main focus of a 15-year bribery scheme that also involved the sheriff's office and the state police.
Guilty plea: Key Albuquerque police officer’s longtime role in DWI Unit
On Friday, two former Albuquerque Police Department officers involved in the DWI dismissal scandal pleaded guilty. In federal court, former APD officers Honorio Alba Jr. and Joshua Montaño plead guilty to RICO conspiracy,
Former Albuquerque police officers plead guilty in federal court
A pair of former Albuquerque police officers have pleaded guilty to federal charges in relation to intoxicated driving arrests. Officers Joshua Montaño and Honorio Alba appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday, Feb. 7. Both pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy, five counts of receiving a bribe, and a count of extortion.
Former Albuquerque officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case
Two former DWI officers have taken plea deals in one of the largest public corruption cases to hit the state — admitting they worked for years with a prominent attorney and his assistant to get cases dismissed for payoffs.
DWI dismissal scandal: What the Albuquerque police chief knew & when
It’s been a year since the public learned of the massive corruption scandal involving a scheme to make DWI cases disappear. Federal documents last week, shed
Former Albuquerque officers charged in DWI corruption case
Federal criminal charges have been filed against two former Albuquerque DWI officers in one of the largest corruption cases to hit local law enforcement.
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Feds move to seize property of attorney named in connection with Albuquerque police DWI scandal
Prosecutors allege officers went to the law office to receive cash bribes from Thomas Clear III to help tank his clients' DWI cases.