The attorney at the center of the "DWI Deception" scheme involving local law enforcement has been disbarred and his law office home has been seized.

The attorney at the center of a decades-long public corruption scheme was officially disbarred on Tuesday. Thomas Clear III ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an order for Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III.Under the order, Clear has to “show cause” why he should not face ...

A defense attorney who admitted to paying off law enforcement to let DWI cases get dismissed can no longer practice law in New Mexico. Chief U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales on Thursday ...

Attorney Thomas Clear III "is hereby indefinitely suspended ... With the decision, Clear is now effectively banned from practicing law in New Mexico. His attorney could not be reached Tuesday.

Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III called police about an alleged break-in at his office.Body camera footage from February 2024 shows Clear talking about the damage to Albuquerque police officers." ...

Under the agreement, Clear also acknowledged he violated state rules of professional conduct, which apply to licensed attorneys. The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered Clear to show cause on why he ...