3 days ago · The “DWI Enterprise,” which Attorney Thomas Clear III admits to running since at least 1995. The scheme was run out of Thomas Clear III’s law office. “Clear was the leader and the hub ...

2 days ago · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque attorney who investigators alleged was at the center of a sweeping corruption scandal that allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction has pleaded guilty to federal charges, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday.. Thomas Clear III admitted to running what federal authorities have referred to as a “DWI Enterprise ...

3 days ago · Former law enforcement officers connected to the DWI Enterprise As of Feb. 11, 2025, there are 14 former law enforcement officers connected to the case. APD had placed 12 former DWI officers on ...

1 day ago · The "DWI Enterprise" involved "many officers and an entire unit within APD," Alexander M.M. Uballez, the U.S. attorney for New Mexico, told KOAT, the ABC affiliate in Albuquerque. "If you go back ...

2 days ago · Thomas Clear III admitted to running what federal authorities have referred to as a “DWI Enterprise” in which his firm offered gifts and thousands of dollars in bribes to officers in exchange ...

Jan 28, 2025 · To preserve and expand this "DWI Enterprise," prosecutors say, Albuquerque officers "who had worked in the DWI unit and were part of the scheme helped recruit and train the next generation" of...

Jan 24, 2025 · The disclosures, in one of the largest corruption cases to hit New Mexico, came Friday as a central figure in what federal prosecutors have dubbed the “DWI Enterprise” admitted his role in the ...

Jan 25, 2025 · The disclosure­s, in one of the largest corruption cases to hit New Mexico, came Friday as a central figure in what federal prosecutor­s have dubbed the “DWI Enterprise” admitted his role in the scheme.

Jan 24, 2025 · Friday, Mendez plead guilty in federal court to eight charges, including conspiracy, bribery of a police officer receiving federal funds, and interfering with commerce by extortion. The charge of...

2 days ago · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Wednesday, Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running what the feds call the “DWI Enterprise” scandal. He plead guilty to nine federal charges ...