Defense attorney takes plea deal in sprawling DWI corruption case
Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III says he led a criminal racketeering enterprise that paid off generations of law enforcement officers to get his clients’ DWI cases
Attorney at center of DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque pleads guilty
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,
Attorney, third APD officer plead guilty to federal charges for DWI scheme
The attorney at the center of a DWI scheme in Albuquerque and a third police officer involved in the case have agreed to plead guilty.
Criminal charges filed against defense attorney, third Albuquerque officer in DWI corruption case
A third Albuquerque officer and the prominent defense attorney at the center of a yearslong bribery and racketeering scheme involving DWI officers have been charged in federal court.
Who is the Albuquerque defense attorney at center of ‘DWI Enterprise’ scandal?
On Wednesday, Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running what the feds call the “DWI Enterprise” scandal. He plead guilty to nine federal
Albuquerque attorney pleads guilty in long-running police DWI bribery scandal
Attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running a kickback scheme with Albuquerque DWI officers since "at least the late 1990s."
Home of local attorney involved in DWI scheme broken into after FBI raid
On the day he takes a plea deal, KOB 4 got video of Thomas Clear III's home getting broken into weeks after the FBI raided it.
Supreme Court suspends attorney amid DWI scandal
The New Mexico Supreme Court has suspended an Albuquerque attorney amid an ongoing DWI scandal. Attorney Thomas Clear III, of Albuquerque, has been suspended from practicing law. The order was issued on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
New Mexico Supreme Court issues order for attorney Thomas Clear
The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an order for Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III. Under the order, Clear has to “show cause” why he should not face disciplinary action after his paralegal, Ricardo “Rick” Mendez,
New Mexico Supreme Court suspends attorney involved in DWI scheme
The state Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended a local attorney connected to the DWI Deception investigation. This means Thomas Clear III can not practice law in the state for now. The feds have not charged Clear III in the investigation.
Albuquerque attorney pleads guilty to federal charges
The filed charges come a day after the New Mexico Supreme Court suspended Clear from practicing law in the state. Clear is ...
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Albuquerque lawyer connected to DWI scandal barred from practicing law in New Mexico
The state Supreme Court declared Thomas Clear III to be "INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED from the practice of law, effective ...