This article explores the topic of how former US Attorney Alexander Uballez prosecuted the largest bribery and conspiracy case in APD’s history to his political benefit. It highlights and analyzes how a letter Uballez wrote to District Attorney Sam Bregman was released to the media and “outed” the covert federal investigation placing the investigation in jeopardy. The article explores the 5 federal plea agreements Uballez negotiated in the case and explores the politcal rational for his rush job to bring the case to fruition. On April 19, Alexander Uballez announced he is running for Mayor of Albuquerque emphasizing his credentials as a prosecutor and for that reason a review of how Uballez handled the case is in order.
BRIBERY AND CONSPIRACY CASE TO DISMISS DWI CASES
It was on Friday January 19, 2024 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants and raided the homes of 3 Albuquerque Police officers and the home and law offices of prominent DWI criminal defense attorney Thomas Clear, III and his investigator Ricardo “Rick” Mendez. All those targeted with a search warrant are accused of being involved in a bribery and conspiracy scheme to dismiss hundreds of DWI cases that preyed on citizens and essentially extorted money from them.
Over the last year and four months, the investigation has evolved into the single largest law enforcement corruption case in the city’s history involving APD, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police.
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman has had to dismiss more than 272 DWI cases involving law enforcement officers linked to the federal case and due to police officer credibility being called into question in the cases where they made the DWI arrests and would be witnesses in the cases.
More than a year into their investigation, the FBI continues to seek out those who participated in the near 30-year criminal enterprise in which law enforcement officers coordinated with defense attorney Thomas Clear, III and his investigator Ricardo “Rick” Mendez to get drunken driving cases thrown out of court by paying bribes to arresting officers.
A total of twenty-two (22) suspects have been implicated. Three (3) are attorneys Thomas Clear and Rudy Chavez, and Clear’s investigator Rick Mendez. Nineteen (19) are law enforcement officers who resigned, retired, been terminated or federally charged or indicted since the FBI executed five searches in January 2024. Fifteen (15) APD Officers, three (3) Bernalillo County Sherriff Officers and one (1) New Mexico State Police Sergeant thus far have been implicated in the bribery racketeering enterprise.
US Attorney Alexander Uballez for the District of New Mexico was responsible for the bringing of all charges based upon the federal case investigation by the FBI and the evidence gathered. He only charged five.
OUTING A COVERT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
On January 25, 2024 the online news agency ABQ Raw erroneously reported:
“We received a letter from U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez, who serves as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, addressed to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. …”
The language underlined is to emphasize the erroneous report that it was Uballez who sent the letter to ABQ Raw. (A screen shot of the original article has been taken.) ABQ Raw published the image of the Uballez January 25, 2024 letter to Bregman written on United States Attorney letter head. The Uballez letter to Bregman does not have any disclaimer from Uballez that his letter is “confidential/not for distribution to public or media.”
On April 22, 2025, after over a full year, ABQ Raw ran a three-word correction to its original story after it received a complaint from a confidential source. The correction to the original article reads “We received from a source a letter from U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez, who serves as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, addressed to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman”. The correction addition is under lined for clarity.
The link to the ABQ Raw corrected article publishing the Uballez letter to DA Bregman is here:
https://abqraw.com/post/u-s-attorney-of-new-mexico-sends-letter-to-da-bregman-regarding-dwi-scandal/
THE UBALLEZ LETTER TO BREGMAN
The letter Uballez sent to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman is dated January 25, 2024, it bears the Seal of the Department of Justice and the letter head reads “Office of the United States for the District of New Mexico”. The letter written states in full as follows:
January 25, 2024
Sam Bregman
District Attorney
Second Judicial District Attorney’ Office
520 Lomas Boulevard Northwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
delivered via email to sam.bregman@da2nd.state.nm.us
Dear District Attorney Bregman,
I want to thank you for your continued cooperation with the pending federal investigation into the alleged wrongdoing by certain Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officers and others. The insight and knowledge provided by you and your staff have been invaluable to my office and will continue to be critical to the success of our ongoing efforts.
On January 2, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District Of New Mexico, informed your office that an ongoing and covert, federal investigation involving the APD had identified information which would implicate your office’s responsibilities pursuant to Giglio vs. United States. On that date, we also provided the names of four affected officers to your office. Given that this investigation is ongoing, I appreciate your understanding that the US Attorney’s Office is unable to share with you — or any other person who is not a part of the federal investigation – any further details.
I well understand the criminal justice equities at stake in [a] system that relies upon the credibility of witnesses. Know that we will continue to inform you when we uncover information which would implicate your office’s Constitutional responsibilities.
Our current secrecy on this matter, however, protects the integrity of the ongoing investigation and ensures that we hold accountable all those who have done wrong while wearing a badge. I know that you and the community share this goal. I appreciate your continued cooperation and patience as we continue to move this important investigation forward.
Respectfully, alexander m.m. uballez (All lower caps)
ABQ Raw was not the only news outlet that an unidentified source sent the Uballez letter to. On January 25, 2024 KOB 4 staff reporter Feliz Romero reported on the letter, but did not publish it and only referred to it when he reported in part as follows:
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office told KOB 4 they cannot confirm or deny that other agencies are involved. But in his letter to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez left the door open to other agencies or officers being involved, saying ‘know that we will continue to inform you when we uncover information.’ ”
The link to the full KOB report is here:
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/are-other-agencies-involved-in-the-alleged-dwi-corruption-scandal/
ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY OF THE UBALLEZ LETTER TO BREGMAN RELEASED TO MEDIA
The reason why the January 25, 2024 letter is so critical is that it leaves no doubt that the letter outed the FBI federal DWI Enterprise investigation. The letter placed into jeopardy the federal investigation of APD when the letter was distributed to the media and made public. It is more likely than not that the letter tipped off more than a few defendants.
In the letter Uballez sent to Bregman, Uballez states clearly the investigation is a “covert, federal investigation.” The Uballez letter to Bregman does not have any disclaimer from Uballez that his letter is “confidential/not for distribution to public or media.” The Uballez letter sent to Bregman and then released to the media and published by ABQ Raw undermined the confidentiality of the criminal investigation for publicity sake and for political purposes.
Uballez sending the letter to Bregman with the letter subsequently published by ABQ Raw was a serious breach of strict Department of Justice (DOJ) protocol of not commenting on pending investigations and prosecutions. At the time of publication of the letter, Bregman was running for District Attorney in the Democratic primary against former United States Attorney Damon Martinez. The purpose of the letter appears to be a violation of established Department Of Justice (DOJ) ethical standards and guidelines which would be determined by the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) or the DOJ Office of Inspector General if a complaint were filed.
Bregman was also under severe criticism by APD Chief Harold Medina for the DA’s office failure to advise APD of scheduled hearings thereby facilitating the dismissal of DWI cases and the bribery scheme. APD Chief Harold Medina accused DA Bregman’s office for being responsible for the dismissal of DWI cases.The Uballez letter to Bregman effectively diffused the criticism APD made against DA Bregman.
The Uballez letter to Bregman and then sent to the media resulted in the insertion of the United States Attorney office into political activity which is strictly prohibited by the Federal Hatch Act. (5 U.S. Code § 7323 (a) and 7324 (a) – Political activity authorized; prohibitions). The Federal Hatch Act restricts the political activity of federal employees. It prohibits them from using their official authority or influence to interfere with elections, engage in partisan political activity on duty, or “use government resources for political purposes.” The law aims to ensure a non-partisan federal workforce.
A link to review the Hatch Act is here:
https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-5-government-organization-and-employees/5-usc-sect-7323.html
The DOJ’s Justice Management Division considers all United States Attorneys to be “restricted” employees for Hatch Act purposes and they may not use government resources for political purposes or their official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election.
A guide to the Hatch Act for federal employees on who it applies to is here:
Click to access A%20Guide%20to%20the%20Hatch%20Act%20for%20Federal%20Employees.pdf
The media will not disclose who released the letter to them because it would be considered revealing a confidential news source.
UBALLEZ NEGOTIATES 5 PLEA AGREEMENTS DAYS AFTER TRUMP SWORN IN AS PRESIDRNT AND BEFORE TRUMP FIRES HIM
Uballez’s biggest claim to fame as US Attorney was bringing federal charges against three former APD officers and the two ring leaders involved in the DWI bribery and conspiracy scandal to dismiss hundreds of DWI cases and securing five plea agreements in the case. It’s unknown just how long the FBI investigation went on before the search warrants were executed on January 19, 2024. The investigation became very public on January 19, 2024 when the FBI executed search warrants and raided the homes of 3 Albuquerque Police officers and the home and law offices of prominent DWI criminal defense attorney Thomas Clear, III and his investigator Ricardo “Rick” Mendez.
During the entire year after the search warrants were executed on January 19, 2024, the public and the 3 law enforcement agencies implicated were very confused or left in the dark as to how the investigation was progressing, so much so that Bernalillo County Sherriff John Allen complained about the investigation and said this:
“I don’t agree with how the investigation is going. There’s too many leaks, too many conversations, too many interviews, and too much stuff coming out.”
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/albuquerque-police-department-dwi-investigation/bernalillo-cou
The public wondered what was taking so long to bring charges and why the FBI and the United States Attorney were dragging their feet on bringing charges. That all changed when Donald Trump was elected President on November 4, 2024 and sworn into office on January 20, 2025.
A year after the search warrants were executed, the FBI finally turned over evidence in the case to U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez that allowed him to bring charges before Uballez was fired by Trump.
RICARDO “RICK” MENDEZ PLEA AGREEMENT
It was on January 24, 2025, a mere 5 days after Trump was sworn in as President, and after over a full year of investigation by the FBI and the Department of Justice, a federal Criminal Information charging document was filed against Ricardo “Rick” Mendez, 53, the private investigator for attorney Thomas Clear III. The 8 count criminal Information contains 1 count of a RICO Conspiracy, 5 counts of Bribery of an Agent of an Organization Receiving Federal Funds, 1 Count of Interference With Commerce by Extortion Under Color of Official Action; Aiding and Abetting and 1 Count of Conspiracy To Commit Interference With Commerce By Extortion Under Color of Official Right
A spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney’s Office issued a statement on the Mendez case and said this:
“The investigation remains active and ongoing. At this time, we are not in a position to comment on potential future legal proceedings or individuals who may be involved.”
For the entire year of the investigation, United States Attorney Alexander Uballez remained stone silent on the investigation. On January 24 Uballez broke his silence in an interview with KRQE and he said this:
“…This is just the beginning of publicly holding people accountable. … This is proof first of all, that it happened. And it’s an opportunity for those … who are involved, those who are witnesses, those who are victims to come forward, come to the table. It really is never too late to do the right thing. So our call today is to those who are still out there to pick up the phone and to come in.”
FORMER APD OFFICERS HONORIO ALBA JR. AND JOSHUA MONTAÑO PLEAD GUILTY AS CHARGED
On Friday, February 8, 2025, a mere six days before Trump fired Uballez, former APD Officers Honorio Alba Jr. and Joshua Montaño were arraigned in U.S. District Court on federal charges and entered guilty pleas of guilty. Both Montaño and Alba plead guilty to racketeering, bribery, extortion and conspiracy-related charges and face potentially 130 years in prison.
Alba and Montaño plead guilty to the charges two weeks after a Ricardo “Rick” Mendez plead guilty to 1 count of racketeering, 5 counts of bribery, 1 count of extortion, aiding and abetting and 1 count of conspiracy. The APD officers allegedly took kickbacks to help local criminal DWI defense attorney Thomas Clear, III to dismiss DWI cases.
Alba and Montaño were the first of 15 APD police officers to be charged in the FBI’s ongoing investigation into what prosecutors call the “DWI Enterprise.” Both admit that they took thousands in cash and gifts from Mendez and Clear. Both admitted recruiting other police officers into the scheme, and asked supervisors to help keep the criminal enterprise under wraps.
Alba and Montaño were identified as among the most prominent targets in the FBI corruption investigation. News source have determined Alba was responsible for dismissal of 67 DWI cases while Montaño had 41 DWI dismissals.
U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez said this at the time to news media outlets about the Alba Jr. and Montaño charges:
“This is neither the end of the investigation nor the end of the case. This is not how we normally do things. The way we are approaching this very unique case is very different. … Typically, defendants are charged all at once and the resolution of their cases in court can take months. … What we are seeing is falling dominoes of people accepting responsibility and being connected with the facts, not just the allegations. … There’s been calls from the beginning from the community from the beginning for accountability from APD itself and from all of our law enforcement partners. One of our highest missions in the Department of Justice and one of our biggest focuses over the past three years was making sure the public had a reason to trust in its institutions.”
FORMER APD OFFICER NEILL ELSMAN AND ATTORNEY CLEAR PLEAD GUILTY
On February 12, 2025, a mere 2 days before Uballez was fired, former APD Officer Neill Elsman and DWI defense attorney Thomas Clear III, 67, were arraigned in U.S Magistrate Court and plead guilty as charged to bribery of Albuquerque Police Department officers, racketeering conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and interference with commerce by extortion. They admitted to their involvement in the bribery and conspiracy “DWI Enterprise” scheme to dismiss DWI cases. The two pleas occurred a mere 2 days before Uballez was fired by Trump.
APD officer Neill Elsman plead guilty to 5 counts in federal court. Elsman pleaded to conspiracy, extortion, and bribery. Elsman, who started working for APD in 2014 and joined the DWI Unit in 2019 resigned last August ahead of an Internal Affairs Interview. Elsman resigned from the Albuquerque Police Department after returning from military leave. He is one of 12 officers placed on leave after the allegations came to light. In his plea agreement, Elsman admits to working with Clear since 2021 to get drunk driving cases dismissed in exchange for cash and other gifts. He is the third APD officer involved in the DWI dismissal scandal to plea guilty.
Clear plead guilty to nine federal charges including racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, bribery, and extortion. Clear faces up to 130 years in prison and $2 million in fines. The criminal charges and the guilty plea came one day after Clear was suspended from practicing law by the New Mexico Supreme Court over allegations that he paid officers bribes to get his clients’ DWI cases dropped. In his Plea Agreement, Clear admits that for nearly 30 years he led a criminal racketeering enterprise that paid off generations of law enforcement officers to get his clients’ DWI cases thrown out. Clear admits to running the “DWI Enterprise” since at least 1995. The DWI Enterprise scheme was run out of Clear’s law office. The federal and state courts have disbarred Clear and forfeiture actions have been brought against a home he owns and his law offices.
On February 12, 2025, two days before Trump terminated him, Alexander Uballez said this in a statement issued to the Albuquerque Journal:
“Today, Thomas J. Clear III admitted to leading a decades-old criminal enterprise wherein he abandoned his own ethical duties as a lawyer, corrupted generations of law enforcement officers, and perverted the criminal justice system in order to feed his own greed. With this conviction, we end this ignominious scheme that has shaken the faith of all New Mexicans. But we are not done digging. Now is the time to come clean. If you were ever involved in this deceit, now is the time to come to the table.”
TRUMP’S FIRING OF UBALLEZ
It was on February 14, Valentines Day, the New Mexico Department of Justice announced U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez had resigned at the request of President Donald Trump. The Trump firing of Uballez was expected in that it is customary for newly elected Presidents to ask for the resignations of all appointed United States Attorney’s.
Uballez said he received notice of his firing by the Trump administration in his personal email account on President’s Day, Monday, February 17 in the afternoon. His firing came after he was stripped of his government cellphone and computer access on February 14 without prior notice nor explanation. He alerted the U.S. Department of Justice of the lock out but received “no guidance.” Speaking on the lockout, Uballez said he had “never heard of this happening before.” Uballez is among more than 20 other U.S. Attorneys who were asked to step down and who were appointed by President Joe Biden.
On April 18, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced that Ryan Ellison was appointed as the new United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace former US Attorney Alexander Uballez.
On April 19, former US Attorney Alexander Uballez announced his candidacy for Mayor of Albuquerque.
UBALLEZ RUNS FOR MAYOR
On April 19, Alexander Uballez announced his candidacy for Albuquerque Mayor with a video on YOUTUBE to announce his candidacy. The video can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjrJ4hVCFU.
In his video announcement, Uballez is attempting to portray himself as the “Progressive Prosecutor” by taking credit for a diversion court when he said this:
“I know public safety is more than locking people up. That’s why I started New Mexico’s first federal reentry court to shut the revolving door and provide a pathway for people to return to our community.”
Over the summer of 2023, Albuquerque community groups met with then US Attorney Alexander Uballez who was spearheading discussions to learn what problems are at the heart of the city’s violence and what can be done to address them. Uballez said this in an interview with KRQE:
“The fact is: there is no single solution that fixes all violence all at once. [We are] stepping out of our traditional roles in the courtroom, stepping out of our traditional roles of kicking in doors and putting on handcuffs, and approaching them with care and with love.”
There is no doubt as the campaign for Mayor heats up, the far more conservative candidates of Republican Former Sherriff Darren White and Conservative Democrat and retired APD Officer Councilor Louie Sanchez, assuming they make the ballot, will attack Uballez as being soft on violent crime offenders especially when he says violent criminals must be approached “with care and love”.
THE “PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR” VERSUS THE “PROGRESSIVE MAYOR”
Political analysts, city hall watchers and Democratic Party insiders are saying Uballez is picking up the early backing of younger progressive Democrats who have become disillusioned and dissatisfied with progressive Democrat Tim Keller. It is being presumed by many that Uballez has the ability to qualify for $756,000 in public financing and that he will get additional financial support from national progressive groups that will put Uballez in the top tier of candidates to take on Mayor Tim Keller.
Uballez asserts for his part he “has been fighting” for ABQ for 15 years as a prosecutor. The problem for Uballez is that he is a blank slate, a virtual unknown to voters with his “15 minutes of fame” for his prosecution of the APD bribery scandal to dismiss DWI cases now in the rear-view mirror.
The progressive wing of the Democratic Party for years has nominated and elected progressive candidates to serve at the exclusion of moderate to conservative candidates. Progressive Democrats were instrumental in getting Mayor Tim Keller elected twice as he brandished his progressive credentials. Keller is doing so again today campaigning against President Trump’s cuts to federal funding to the city calling it “DEFEND ABQ, Standing Strong For Families”. Keller went so far to have a city sponsored event on March 24 calling it “DEFEND ABQ, Standing Strong For Families” where over 1,200 were in attendance as he spoke for over an hour on the evils of Trump’s cuts to city federal funding. Uballez was in attendance no doubt taking notes in anticipation of running against Keller.
Progressive Democrats tend to be “politcal purists” when it comes to ethics in government and viewed as soft on crime, suspicious of prosecutors and law enforcement in general, and not very supportive of increased penalties for crimes. For these reasons it would be prudent not to assume Uballez will get the progressive Democrat vote.
DEMOCRAT ENDORSEMENTS
Alex Uballez has yet to announce any major Democrat endorsements for his candidacy for Mayor.
Mayor Tim Keller for his part has been endorsed for a third term by older Progressive Democrats, including former Lt. Governor Diane Denish, Former State Treasurer James Lewis, and former state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino former State Senator Richard Romero and former U.S. Ambassador Edward L. Romero and civil rights leader Delores Huerta. Mayor Keller has also been endorsed by current Democrat elected officials including 3 Democrat State Senators and 8 State Representatives from the Albuquerque area as well as all 3 elected Progressive Democrats on the City Council and the 4 Progressive Bernalillo County Commissioners.
The full list of Mayor Keller current endorsements is here:
https://www.mayortimkeller.com/endorsements
Mayor Keller and Alez Uballez have not announced endorsements from the three former Mayors of Albuquerque who are Progressive Democrat David Rusk, Jim Baca and moderate Democrat Marty Chavez. No endorsement for Mayor has been made by Democrat Senior Senator Martin Heinrich, Congress Woman Melanie Stansbury, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Raul Torrez and District Attorney Sam Bregman nor former Interior Secretary Deb Halaand all of who are from the Albuquerque area.
ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY
Uballez admitted this when it came to prosecuting the FBI federal DWI Enterprise case:
“This is neither the end of the investigation nor the end of the case. This is not how we normally do things. The way we are approaching this very unique case is very different. … Typically, defendants are charged all at once and the resolution of their cases in court can take months. … ”
The truth is, Uballez and the public do not know for a fact if the investigation is continuing or if it has come to an end. The last announcement on the case was over two and a half months ago on February 12 when Clear and Elsman plead guilty.
There is really nothing “very unique” about the case as Uballez claims. It is a straight forward bribery case of law enforcement. It is a very typical federal racketeering case involving multiple defendants, multiple victims, and relying on a paper trail and relying on whoever the FBI is able to identify as victims and securing their testimony. Public corruption cases, even involving law enforcement, are still proven by following the money and the paper trail and identifying the victims. Normally, prosecutors start from the bottom up to charge suspects to reach the top of the racketeering ladder in order to ensure all are prosecuted.
“ASS-BACKWARD”, “CHERRY PICKING” APPOACH TO PROSECUTION
Uballez said “Typically, defendants are charged all at once and the resolution of their cases in court can take months.” Bluntly put, Uballez approach to prosecuting the case was “ass-backward” in a rush to charge and secure pleas. He did not charge all the 22 implicated and accused at once but simply “cherry picked” the five biggest, most culpable targets. Uballez knew full well he did not have months to indict and bring charges but a matter of days with his termination pending.
It does not take a legal genius to figure out why United States Attorney Alexander Uballez went forward and rushed to secure plea agreements from Thomas Clear, Ricardo “Rick” Mendez and former APD Officers Honorio Alba Jr., Joshua Montaño and Neill Elsman before any other charges were filed against all the others. Uballez knew he was on his way out the door and was prepared to do anything to generate press to hold onto his job and not get fired by newly elected President Donald Trump. We know now that Uballez likely had his sights on running for Albuquerque Mayor.
Newly appointed United States Attorney Ryan Ellison made absolutely no mention nor commitment when he was appointed if his office will continue with the aggressive prosecution of the Federal DWI Enterprise Bribery. A total of 22 people have been implicated when you include Clear, his paralegal and a second attorney. A total of twenty-two (22) have been implicated, but Uballez only charged five (5).
Uballez failed to indicted all 22 implicated at once, which would have been the normal thing to do. Uballez has never said why he did not let his successor make the decision on charging all 22 suspects. He still could have negotiated the 5 plea deals and the prosecution of the case would be going forward against the seventeen (17) remaining suspects assuring some sort of justice being served upon the entire bastion of corrupt cops. Instead Uballez rushed to plead the central figures in the case likely to preserve his own legacy in the case and so he declare victory.
Personal political gain should never be the guiding force for prosecutors in bring criminal charges. Serving justice should always be the guiding light to prosecutors in brining charges. Now that Uballez is running for Mayor, voters must decide if Uballez is deserving of their vote because of the way he handled the largest APD corruption case in history and if he acted in the case for his own political gain and if it really matters to them.
FINAL COMMENTARY
There is absolutely no doubt that APD’s reputation has been trashed to a major extent because of this scandal. APD is viewed by many as again having just another bastion of “dirty and corrupt cops” who have brought dishonor to their department and their badge and to the department’s professed values of “Pride, Integrity, Fairness and Respect”. There is little doubt that this whole DWI dismissal bribery scandal has shaken the public’s faith in our criminal justice system and APD to its core. Now the public is learning that BCSO and New Mexico State Police Officers may also be involved.
The only way that any semblance of faith can be restored and for people to begin trusting APD and law enforcement in general again is if all the police officers involved in this scandal are held accountable and the lawyers involved are held accountable. That will only happen with aggressive prosecutions, convictions, and lengthy prison sentences for all the law enforcement officers and attorneys involved in the “DWI Enterprise” scheme.
US Attorney Alexander Uballez did the citizens of Albuquerque major disservice with the handling of the largest, corruption case in the city’s history when he brought charges against only 5 out of 22 implicated when he should have charged all.