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 ...

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.

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) – The public may never know exactly how much money was pocketed from the DWI corruption scheme that went on for decades in New Mexico. Now, victims of the scheme are suing the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office said that, based on information from the feds, they placed former Albuquerque Police Department officer Steve Hindi on the ...

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, N.M. (KRQE) – Another former Albuquerque Police Department officer pled guilty to his role in the ongoing DWI dismissal scandal. Lucas Perez pled guilty to conspiracy to commit ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A leader of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s command staff has resigned in light of new developments tied to an ongoing investigation in the DWI dismissal scandal. On Monday, ...

An Albuquerque man has been charged in a DWI-related homicide which left two young Valencia County children orphaned.