2 former APD officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case

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,
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,
Former Albuquerque officers plead guilty 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.
A Guilty Plea Implicates 'Almost the Entire' Albuquerque DWI Unit in Longstanding Police Corruption
From 2008 through 2023, federal prosecutors in New Mexico say, Albuquerque police officers conspired with a local defense attorney, Thomas Clear, and his investigator, Ricardo Mendez, to make DWI cases disappear in exchange for bribes.
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.
2 former APD officers plead guilty in DWI scheme
Two former Albuquerque police officers reached a plea deal in connection to the DWI Deception scandal Friday. Former APD officers Joshua Montano and Honorio Alba, Jr. admitted to taking bribes from a local attorney so clients’ DWI cases would get dismissed.
KRQE Investigates looks into former APD officer’s connection to DWI scheme
On Friday former Albuquerque Police Department officers Honorio Alba Jr. and Joshua Montaño, involved in the DWI dismissal scandal, pleaded guilty. In federal court, the former officers pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy,
FBI, Chief Medina speak on DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
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Feds look to seize law office of Albuquerque attorney named in DWI scheme
Federal investigators are now naming Thomas Clear III as a main player in the “DWI Enterprise” criminal organization and want ...
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Feds accuse Albuquerque police, State Police and Bernalillo County deputies in DWI racketeering case
For the past 15 years, at least two lawyers and officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico State Police and ...
Attorney resigns amid DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
Attorney Thomas Clear III argues in order to respond to the Court's order, he would have to abandon his Fifth Amendment rights.
More DWI cases dropped in Bernalillo County as corruption investigation expands
The fallout from the DWI dismissal scandal continues as the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office dropped even more ...
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State Supreme Court also wants answers from DWI attorney
The state Supreme Court on Monday gave DWI attorney Thomas Clear III a week to explain why he shouldn't be disciplined for ...