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,
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.
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,
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.
Former Albuquerque officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case
Two former DWI officers have taken plea deals in one of the largest public corruption cases to hit the state — admitting they worked for years with a prominent attorney and his assistant to get cases dismissed for payoffs.
2 former APD officers reach plea deal in federal DWI investigation
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.
KRQE Investigates looks into former APD officer’s connection to DWI scheme
On Friday former Albuquerque Police Department officers Honorio Alba Jr. and Joshua Montaño, involved in the DWI dismissal ...
Two former Albuquerque police officers face federal charges
A pair of former Albuquerque police officers are facing federal charges in relation to intoxicated driving arrests. Video ...
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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 ...
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.
Attorney resigns amid DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
Attorney Thomas Clear III argues in order to respond to the Court's order, he would have to abandon his Fifth Amendment rights.
Albuquerque police officers plead guilty in federal court
The bartender 'can’t believe' how things went down.
‘We held people accountable’: Chief takes credit for ending DWI scheme within APD
The Albuquerque FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are both investigating allegations that police officers took bribes ...