A Guilty Plea Implicates 'Almost the Entire' Albuquerque DWI Unit in Longstanding Police Corruption
Federal prosecutors say the city's police department was the main focus of a 15-year bribery scheme that also involved the sheriff's office and the state police.
2 Albuquerque police officers who resigned amid DWI Unit scandal now working for CYFD
KRQE News 13 has learned one of the officers who resigned last year connected to the federal investigation into the DWI Unit scandal now works for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department.
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amid DWI scandal
The retirement comes the same day as an interview was scheduled with the Internal Affairs Task Force, according to police.
Albuquerque police place 2 more officers on leave following charges in DWI Unit scandal
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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 spokesman,
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," ...
KRQE Newsfeed: DWI scandal timeline, Teen killed, Drier and breezy, Project lifesaver, Lunar new year
Thursday’s Top Stories Thursday’s Five Facts [1] DWI dismissal scandal: What the Albuquerque police chief knew & when – APD ...
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DWI Deception: Investigators intend to bring RICO charges
The FBI and U.S. Attorney's office will use every tool to investigate the DWI scandal, up to and including charges as a RICO ...
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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 ...
‘Has to be greed:’ FBI Albuquerque talks DWI public corruption investigation
The man in charge of the FBI’s investigation into a DWI dismissal scheme mainly operated by members of the Albuquerque Police ...
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Victim, advocate speak up after DWI deception
Victims and advocates are speaking up in light of the DWI deception scandal. Across the board, many say they're disheartened.
DWI scandal involves three of New Mexico's largest law enforcement agencies
On Friday, court filings accusing Albuquerque Police, state police, and Bernalillo County deputies of taking bribes to have DWI cases dismissed.