2 former APD officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case

More charges could come for more officers involved in DWI scheme
Two former Albuquerque police officers owned up to their roles in a major racketeering scheme dating back to 2007.
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.
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,
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
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.
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
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.
Feds move to seize office 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.
Two former APD officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case
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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.
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 ...
Corrupt Albuquerque Cops Had Friends in High Places, Including Internal Affairs
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FBI, Chief Medina speak on DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
"We wouldn't go and put something in, especially an affidavit, if we didn't think that there was going to be more to it," ...
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 ...