More cases dismissed in connection to Albuquerque police DWI scandal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly 40 more cases have been dismissed by the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office in connection to the FBI investigation into accusations that members of the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI Unit were getting paid to get cases dismissed. The latest case dismissals include some repeat DWI offenders. The cases had nothing to do with drunk driving. One was for aggravated fleeing from an officer and the other was for drug possession. Cases the DA’s Office said it can’t prosecute now due to the officer’s credibility being called into question.

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