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,
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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First person pleads guilty in APD DWI dismissal scandal; NMSP, BCSO now named
Newly unsealed court documents shed some light on the DWI scandal that sparked a federal investigation into a long-running scheme within the Albuquerque Police Department. According to federal ...
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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 ...
‘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 ...