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.
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,
Two Albuquerque police officers face federal charges
A pair of Albuquerque police officers are facing federal charges in relation to intoxicated driving arrests. Officers Joshua Montaño and Honorio Alba appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday, Feb. 7. Alba was the second officer to resign in February 2024, on the eve of his internal affairs interview at Albuquerque police.
Former APD officer named in scheme now trains DWI officers for state of New Mexico
One of the latest Albuquerque police officers implicated in the DWI scheme is now in charge of training officers across the state on how to recognize drugged and drunk
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 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,
Two former APD officers plead guilty in DWI corruption case
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Former Albuquerque officers charged in DWI corruption case
Federal criminal charges have been filed against two former Albuquerque DWI officers in one of the largest corruption cases to hit local law enforcement.
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," ...
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APD: 1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near apartment complex
Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another person wounded overnight in northeast ...
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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 ...
New Mexico Supreme Court seeks to discipline lawyer in DWI bribery scandal
Days after a federal judge in New Mexico filed an order on potential disciplinary actions against an Albuquerque attorney in connection with a yearslong DWI bribery scandal at the Albuquerque Police ...
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Albuquerque mayoral race begins to take shape
The race for Albuquerque mayor is beginning to take shape as we now know of at least one candidate who has formally launched ...
Woman faces 12 years in prison after fentanyl bust
Juliana Graciano-Chavarria was convicted of trafficking a controlled substance and conspiracy in Bernalillo County. The drug ...