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  • 2 weeks ago | krqe.com | Jordan Honeycutt |Ann Pierret

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He made our roads dangerous for thirty years as the mastermind behind a criminal conspiracy that involved bribing officers to get his drunk driving clients off the hook. Now, when he’s caught violating a traffic law, the city is letting Thomas Clear III off the hook.

  • 4 weeks ago | krqe.com | Ann Pierret

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – How many drunk drivers never faced charges over the last two decades as part of the so-called “DWI Enterprise” in New Mexico? That’s an answer we may never know because key players in the scheme admitted they got drivers to pay them off in exchange for not filing charges against them.

  • 4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ann Pierret

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – How many drunk drivers never faced charges over the last two decades as part of the so-called “DWI Enterprise” in New Mexico? That’s an answer we may never know because key players in the scheme admitted they got drivers to pay them off in exchange for not filing charges against them.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Ann Pierret |Fallon Fischer

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Albuquerque Police Department officer Nelson Ortiz admitted to his role in the DWI scandal Monday, becoming the fifth former law enforcement member to do so. Ortiz pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by extortion under color of official right. Ortiz first joined APD in 2016 and served in APD’s DWI Unit in 2018 before joining the Motors Unit in 2021.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Ann Pierret |Fallon Fischer

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jury deliberation began Wednesday in the federal trial against Solomon Peña. The former New Mexico House of Representatives candidate is accused of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four Bernalillo County Democrats who he believed were responsible for his loss in 2022. A federal judge handed the case to the 12-person jury, comprised of six women and six men, after closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday.

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Ann Pierret
Ann Pierret @AnnPierret
6 Apr 25

It’s that time of year when you can’t go anywhere in the Botans without walking into someone’s photo shoot 👀🫣🫠😅 Sophia & I still had a great time, though! #ABQ #Spring #NM #BotanicalGarden https://t.co/JaL7KR60YP

Ann Pierret
Ann Pierret @AnnPierret
5 Apr 25

TAKE A LOOK: He admitted to making our roads dangerous for 30 yrs running a #criminal enterprise that let drunk drivers off the hook. Now, when he's caught violating a traffic law, the City is letting (Attny) Thomas Clear III take a deal... @krqe #DWI https://t.co/xNBBFpHtjP

Ann Pierret
Ann Pierret @AnnPierret
4 Apr 25

TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe - The now disgraced lawyer at the center of a 30-yr scheme to get drunk drivers back on the road w/out any consequences finds himself in court for a traffic violation ➡️My latest story on the ever-unraveling #DWIDismissal scandal shows you what happened https://t.co/brPXk8SI86