Officers plead guilty in DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two former Albuquerque police officers pleaded guilty Friday 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,
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,
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.
Albuquerque police officers plead guilty in federal court
A “career criminal” with a history of drugging men was spotted entering and leaving Manzano’s room the morning of his death, police in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner said. They added she then used his credit card at “several” spots in town.
Former APD officer named in scheme now trains DWI officers for state of New Mexico
One of the latest Albuquerque police officers implicated in the DWI scheme is now in charge of training officers across the state on how to recognize drugged and drunk
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.
Two former APD officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case
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Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off the hook
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New Mexico Supreme Court seeks to discipline lawyer in DWI bribery scandal
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