Albuquerque Police Department, DWI

Former Albuquerque police officer pleads guilty amid DWI scandal
A former Albuquerque Police Department officer has taken a guilty plea deal in federal court amid the ongoing DWI scandal. Nelson Ortiz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce.
Fourth former Albuquerque DWI officer pleads guilty to federal charges
A fourth former officer of the Albuquerque Police Department has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a decadeslong police corruption scheme related to DWI dismissals. Another officer at the agency was also placed on leave this week and two more were fired in connection with the conspiracy,
Albuquerque police fire two supervisors as sergeant resigns amid DWI corruption probe
The Albuquerque Police Department fired two supervisors and a sergeant resigned after the trio were tied to a decadeslong scheme to pay off law enforcement to sabotage DWI cases.
Former APD officer takes plea deal in DWI deception investigation
Albuquerque police leaders have placed Sgt. Lucas Perez on leave Monday. Also, former APD officer Nelson Ortiz took a plea deal in the case.
Albuquerque police sergeant allegedly connected to DWI scheme resigns
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Albuquerque police fires two more officers involved in DWI Deception scandal
Two more Albuquerque police officers are off the force because of the DWI Deception investigation. APD fired Deputy Commander Gustavo Gomez and Lieutenant Matthew Chavez. They put both on leave months ago after they were targeted in the federal investigation in which officers took bribes to get DWI cases dismissed.
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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty in DWI Unit scandal
ALBUQUERQUE ... In his federal guilty plea, Hammerel admitted to conspiring with former defense attorney, Thomas Clear III, his paralegal Rick Mendez, and an unnamed ‘supervisory deputy ...
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Plea agreements in DWI scandal implicate defense attorney
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Another local, high-profile, defense attorney has been implicated ... Thomas Clear III has also pleaded guilty for his part and admitted to being the mastermind behind ...
Bernalillo County deputy pleads guilty, implicates supervisor in DWI corruption case
A Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputy pleaded guilty Tuesday as the latest law enforcement officer to be federally charged for his role in a sophisticated extortion and bribery scheme to help a ...
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BCSO deputy pleads guilty in ‘DWI Enterprise’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — A Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy became the fourth law enforcement officer to plead guilty to his ... working with defense attorney Thomas Clear and private ...
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Another Albuquerque attorney, top sheriff's office official named in DWI scandal
an attorney and a paralegal have pleaded guilty to charges. But the list of those suspected of being involved has continued to grow and has spread from the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI ...
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'The DWI Enterprise': Second attorney's career in jeopardy
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER ... ALBA AND MENDEZ, PLEADING GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES WEEKS APART. MENDEZ, KNOWN AS ATTORNEY THOMAS, CLEARS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. HE PLAYED A BIGGER ROLE ...
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DWI bribery investigation expands
A fifth New Mexico law enforcement officer pleaded guilty Monday as the ongoing federal DWI bribery investigation appeared to ...
Federal judge disbars Albuquerque attorney who led DWI racketeering scheme
A defense attorney who admitted to paying off law enforcement to let DWI cases get dismissed can no longer practice law in New Mexico. Chief U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales on Thursday ...