ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Federal prosecutors are echoing the call to the community to come forward if they were involved in the scheme or targeted by officers or attorneys. The state’s chief federal prosecutor sat down with KRQE Investigates, finally speaking publicly about a tight-lipped investigation. Related Coverage: These federal charges against Rick Mendez outline a corruption […]| Yahoo News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man in charge of the FBI’s investigation into a DWI dismissal scheme mainly operated by members of the Albuquerque Police Department, at least two other law enforcement agencies, and legal professionals says the work is far from over. FBI Albuquerque Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda explained that the discovery of what […]| Yahoo News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One by one, Albuquerque police officers have been turning in their badges rather than talking to investigators about an alleged public corruption scheme involving DWI cases. Today, a man who claims he was wrongfully arrested and targeted in the alleged scheme, has filed a civil lawsuit against the city, APD, and its […]| Yahoo News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – 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 documents, officers and deputies at the Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police worked with an attorney and his private […]| Yahoo News
"It’s literally somebody making themselves feel good by submitting it, trolling us, getting us tickets."| Yahoo News
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed on Saturday to uncover the “truth” in a cryptic post on the social platform X, proclaiming that “we cannot run a Republic like this.” Bongino said that he and FBI Director Kash Patel are committed to “stamping out public corruption and the political weaponization of both law enforcement and…| Yahoo News
Already this spring, two people in the U.S. have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat.| Yahoo News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Friday, January 24, 2025, Ricardo ‘Rick’ Mendez pled guilty to RICO and conspiracy charges, the first person to face charges in the federal DWI scheme. KRQE Investigates heard reaction from some key players waiting to see public officials held accountable, including one of the agencies suing APD, and the City of Albuquerque […]| Yahoo News
Two arrests have been made in the theft of a high-end Gucci bag belonging to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.| Yahoo News