A second New Mexico defense attorney has been publicly identified and accused of taking part in a scheme to get accused drunk drivers off the hook. A New Mexico board that disciplines attorneys said Rudolph “Rudy” Chavez was part of a public corruption scandal that dates back to 1995.

Albuquerque attorney has come under disciplinary scrutiny by the state Supreme Court for his alleged role in a long-running racketeering and bribery conspiracy in which New Mexico law

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

Another local, high-profile, defense attorney has been implicated in the federal DWI Deception scandal -- Rudy Chavez.