Petition filed to suspend 2nd attorney amid DWI scandal

Second New Mexico defense attorney implicated in DWI scheme
A second New Mexico defense attorney has been publicly identified and accused of taking part in a scheme to get accused drunk drivers off the hook. A New Mexico board that disciplines attorneys said Rudolph “Rudy” Chavez was part of a public corruption scandal that dates back to 1995.
Petition filed to suspend second attorney amid DWI scandal
Former state attorney Thomas Clear III was suspended after he plead guilty to federal charges. The petition was filed by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday, March 6. The attorney has not been charged for his alleged involvement in the scheme.
Second attorney faces possible suspension for alleged ties to DWI scandal
Albuquerque attorney has come under disciplinary scrutiny by the state Supreme Court for his alleged role in a long-running racketeering and bribery conspiracy in which New Mexico law
Attorney at center of DWI scheme officially disbarred
The attorney at the center of a decades-long public corruption scheme was officially disbarred on Tuesday. Thomas Clear III will no longer be allowed to practice law in New Mexico, an order made official by the New Mexico Supreme Court on.
Plea agreements in DWI scandal implicate defense attorney
Another local, high-profile, defense attorney has been implicated in the federal DWI Deception scandal -- Rudy Chavez.
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