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 ...

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 March 11, 2025. Clear pled guilty last month to nine federal ...

and New Mexico State Police worked alongside attorney Thomas Clear III, 67, and his private investigator Ricardo Mendez, 53, in a "DWI Enterprise" to dismiss cases involving drivers suspected of ...

As part of the deal, Jeffery Hammerel admitted to working with attorney Thomas Clear III and his paralegal, Rick Mendez, in a scheme to get DWI cases dismissed by not showing up to court.

11—A prominent defense attorney was suspended by the New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday over allegations that he paid officers to let his clients' DWI cases get dropped. Attorney Thomas Clear ...

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 ...

Rick Mendez was the paralegal for local defense attorney Thomas Clear III. Mendez and Clear took plea deals in a federal investigation and admitted to bribing law enforcement in order to get their ...

Thomas Clear, the defense attorney at the center ... the U.S. attorney for New Mexico, told KOAT, the ABC affiliate in Albuquerque. "If you go back and look at the people who were involved both ...