ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Longtime Albuquerque lawyer Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Chavez has pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the DWI Unit scandal. Chavez is the second lawyer to admit his role; Thomas ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The second attorney implicated in the DWI scheme will not argue against the suspension of his law license next week. The New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order Friday ...

Jul. 10—A second prominent Albuquerque attorney has pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in paying off an Albuquerque policeman in 2023 to help get a client's drunken driving case dismissed.

WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON THIS TONIGHT AT TEN. THE SECOND ATTORNEY IMPLICATED IN THE DWI ENTERPRISE SCANDAL HAS AGREED TO GIVE UP PRACTICING LAW. THIS COMES JUST WEEKS AFTER THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT ...

Albuquerque attorney Rudolph Chavez opted to forgo a public hearing Monday on allegations by a state disciplinary board that alleged his involvement in the DWI bribery and extortion conspiracy under ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Six former law enforcement officers, an attorney, and a paralegal have all pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in a massive, long-running DWI dismissal scheme.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of accused drunk drivers in the Albuquerque metro area saw their pending criminal cases ...

For three decades, Albuquerque defense attorney Thomas Clear bribed police officers to make drunk driving cases against his ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Albuquerque Police Department officer Nelson Ortiz admitted to his role in the DWI scandal Monday, becoming the fifth former law enforcement member to do so. Ortiz ...

The number of former Albuquerque Police Department officers admitting involvement in a massive extortion and bribery scheme grew to five on Tuesday with the guilty plea of a former member of the DWI ...

A former Albuquerque police officer's guilty plea has exposed a new scheme within the DWI enterprise scandal, involving targeted DWI arrests.