Federal judge orders defense attorney to prove he had no involvement in DWI dismissals
A federal judge is ordering defense attorney Thomas Clear III to prove he played no part in getting DWI cases dismissed. The ...
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Chief federal judge asks DWI lawyer to explain his alleged conduct
New Mexico’s chief federal judge this week ordered prominent DWI attorney Thomas Clear III to show why he should not be ...
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Federal judge files order to punish attorney in DWI deception investigation
A judge filed an order in federal district court. It tells attorney Thomas Clear III he could get punished, even disbarred, for his alleged role.
Court moves to discipline defense attorney in connection with Albuquerque police DWI scandal
An Albuquerque-based defense attorney faces potential discipline by the U.S. District Court in connection with a DWI scandal that has rocked several law enforcement agencies in New Mexico — in ...
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 ...
First person pleads guilty in APD DWI dismissal scandal; NMSP, BCSO now named
Newly unsealed documents shed some light on the DWI scandal that sparked a federal investigation into a long-running scheme ...
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Plea deal in federal APD DWI investigation
One of the men at the center of the DWI scandal involving alleged kickbacks to officers – who didn’t show up for court – ...
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amidst corruption probe
An Albuquerque police lieutenant placed on leave in a sprawling DWI corruption probe decided to retire before meeting with detectives on the matter. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department ...