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) – 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 ...

Misconduct reports allege that five Albuquerque police officers, while working with a local attorney, took money “or other compensation” to let suspected drunken drivers off the hook. The misconduct ...

DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) –A former Albuquerque police officer who the Bernalillo County District Attorney recently deemed not a credible witness in court, just stepped down from his new job at the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On this episode of New Mexico Crime Files, KRQE anchors Dean Staley and Jessica Garate bring you the story of high-powered attorney Carlos Fiero and State Police Sgt. Alfred ...

ADDRESS TONIGHT. A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER PLEADED GUILTY FOR HIS ROLE IN THE DWI SCANDAL. REPORTER ALYSSA MUNOZ REPORTS ON THE INFORMATION HE GAVE TO PROSECUTORS. WELL, SHELLY, RON, THIS IS ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Albuquerque Police Officer Daniel Carr served the APD for nearly 20 years, but his credibility is now being called into question as part of the ongoing federal DWI ...