Albuquerque, DWI

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
Who is the Albuquerque defense attorney at center of ‘DWI Enterprise’ scandal?
On Wednesday, Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running what the feds call the “DWI Enterprise” scandal. He plead guilty to nine federal
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
Attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running a kickback scheme with Albuquerque DWI officers since "at least the late 1990s."
Prominent Albuquerque attorney admits to running ‘DWI Enterprise’ scandal
A prominent defense attorney involved in the DWI dismissal scandal pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday. In federal court, Defense Attorney
Video: Police respond to break-in at Thomas Clear's law office
Before being federally charged and convicted, Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III called police about an alleged break-in ...
Albuquerque's Ever-Expanding Police Corruption Scandal Goes Back Decades and Involves 'Many Officers'
In the latest guilty plea, a local defense attorney says he had been bribing cops to make DWI cases disappear "since at least ...
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Video: DWI scheme attorney’s home broken into after FBI raid
KOB 4 obtained video of police responding to a break-in at the home attorney Thomas Clear III used as a law office.
Albuquerque attorney pleads guilty to federal charges
Federal charges have been filed against a suspended Albuquerque attorney amid a yearlong investigation into DWI officers.
Attorney implicated in DWI scandal says he is no longer practicing law
Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III, who is at the center of a DWI dismissal scandal, is trying to avoid being disbarred ...
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New Mexico Supreme Court suspends attorney involved in DWI scheme
The state Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended a local attorney connected to the DWI Deception investigation. This means ...
Video: Police respond to burglary at Thomas Clear's law office
Before being federally charged and convicted, Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III called police about an alleged break-in at his office. Body camera footage from February 2024 shows Clear talking ...