"We wouldn't go and put something in, especially an affidavit, if we didn't think that there was going to be more to it," Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda said.

An Albuquerque-based defense attorney faces potential discipline by the U.S. District Court in connection with a DWI scandal that has rocked several law enforcement agencies in New Mexico — in particular the Albuquerque Police Department — over the past year.

Federal prosecutors say the city's police department was the main focus of a 15-year bribery scheme that also involved the sheriff's office and the state police.

The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting that left one person dead and another injured. APD said the shooting took place shortly after midnight, at 557 Tramway Blvd. NE.

It’s been a year since the public learned of the massive corruption scandal involving a scheme to make DWI cases disappear. Federal documents last week, shed

KRQE News 13 has learned one of the officers who resigned last year connected to the federal investigation into the DWI Unit scandal now works for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department.

The scandal, referred to by prosecutors as the "DWI enterprise," implicates Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies and New Mexico State Police officers as well as Albuquerque police. Prosecutors allege certain law enforcement officers participated in a yearslong scheme to arrange for drunken-driving cases to be dismissed in exchange for cash.

Local law enforcement officers wear the badge, knowing the risks that come with it. But Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said now more than ever people are going to extreme lengths to avoid arrest.

APD Chief Harold Medina is warning folks of criminals stealing from cars. The recent violent case happened Sunday at Walgreens.

The retirement comes the same day as an interview was scheduled with the Internal Affairs Task Force, according to police.

An Albuquerque police lieutenant placed on leave in a sprawling DWI corruption probe decided to retire before meeting with detectives on the matter. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman,

The scandal, referred to by prosecutors as the "DWI enterprise," implicates Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies and New Mexico State Police officers as well as Albuquerque police. Prosecutors allege certain law enforcement officers participated in a yearslong scheme to arrange for drunken-driving cases to be dismissed in exchange for cash.