Attorney at center of DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque pleads guilty
An Albuquerque attorney who investigators alleged was at the center of a sweeping corruption scandal that allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction has pleaded guilty to federal charges,
Defense attorney takes plea deal in sprawling DWI corruption case
Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III says he led a criminal racketeering enterprise that paid off generations of law enforcement officers to get his clients’ DWI cases
Attorney, third APD officer plead guilty to federal charges for DWI scheme
The attorney at the center of a DWI scheme in Albuquerque and a third police officer involved in the case have agreed to plead guilty.
Albuquerque attorney pleads guilty in long-running police DWI bribery scandal
An Albuquerque attorney has been convicted on federal charges for playing a lead role in what is believed to be one of the biggest and longest-running kickback schemes in state history. As of Wednesday,
Criminal charges filed against defense attorney, third Albuquerque officer in DWI corruption case
A third Albuquerque officer and the prominent defense attorney at the center of a yearslong bribery and racketeering scheme involving DWI officers have been charged in federal court.
Albuquerque lawyer connected to DWI scandal barred from practicing law in state
An Albuquerque attorney who has been accused of wrongdoing in connection with a yearslong DWI bribery scandal at the Albuquerque Police Department has been suspended from practicing law in New
New Mexico Supreme Court suspends attorney wrapped up in DWI corruption case
A prominent defense attorney was suspended by the New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday over allegations that he paid officers to let his clients' DWI cases get dropped. Attorney Thomas Clear III "is hereby indefinitely suspended from the practice of law,
CT man charged with DWI in crash that left pedestrian with broken ribs, cracked vertebrae
Police alleged that the driver failed a field sobriety test and had been drinking at a local restaurant not far from where ...
NC lawmakers eye big changes to speed limits, DWI laws in newly filed bills
Few people spend more time driving around North Carolina than politicians. And some of them would like to drive faster. A ...
'I found out from my deputy': Bernalillo County sheriff speaks on DWI scandal involving deputy
"How I found out was from my deputy," Sheriff John Allen said. "Our deputy called me or my command staff and told us that the ...
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UPDATE: Charges against Harmony man accused of deadly DWI changes
An additional charge has been added to the complaint against Brian Wayne Nelson by the Fillmore Minnesota County DA.
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Video: DWI scheme attorney’s home broken into after FBI raid
On the day he takes a plea deal, KOB 4 got video of Thomas Clear III's home getting broken into weeks after the FBI raided it.
'Justice cannot be bought': What we know about the DWI scandal
"Justice cannot be bought. Things will be caught and held accountable," U.S Attorney of New Mexico Alexander Uballez said. "More people will be charged in this case" ...
Former APD officer used MVD information as tool to bring more clients into DWI scandal
It’s the latest development in the APD DWI scandal, as two former APD officers pled guilty to federal charges earlier this ...
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Driver in serious Miller County crash in July charged with DWI
The driver of a single-vehicle crash that occurred over the summer in Miller County was charged on Thursday with DWI. Austin Riley Oberreither-Newcomb, of Eldon, was charged with driving while ...
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BCSO sheriff talks about deputy’s connection to ongoing DWI Deception investigation
For the first time, we are hearing from Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen since the feds revealed BCSO was also involved ...