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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Yahoo
Attorney implicated in DWI scheme not arguing against license suspension
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The second attorney implicated in the DWI scheme will not argue against the suspension of his law license next week. The New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order Friday stating Rudolph 'Rudy' Chavez's law license will remain suspended until further order of the court. The 44-year-old Albuquerque attorney requested the court cancel next week's hearing, where he could have argued against the suspension. Last month, the state's Disciplinary Board moved to revoke Chavez's law license, naming him as a co-conspirator in the DWI scheme where officers worked with attorneys to get DWI cases dismissed in exchange for cash. Chavez has not been criminally charged and has denied involvement in the scheme. However, he can no longer practice law, and his website has been taken down. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Attorney implicated in DWI dismissal scheme has license temporarily suspended
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The latest attorney implicated in the massive public corruption scandal surrounding DWI cases has had his law license suspended. The feds have not charged attorney Rudolph 'Rudy' Chavez in the decades-long criminal scheme that involved attorneys and police officers taking bribes to get drunk driving suspects off the hook but his name was tied to the scandal last week when the state's disciplinary board moved to revoke his law license. Albuquerque police arrest 13-year-old accused of killing man on bike The board cited the confessions of two key players in the conspiracy, former paralegal Rick Mendez and former Albuquerque police officer Honorio Alba Jr., who described soliciting bribes in a drunk driving case and said the attorney on that case was in on the scheme. Court records show that Chavez represented that defendant. In a court filing defending his license, Chavez denied involvement and claimed Mendez and Alba made false statements to the feds. A hearing on whether to suspend Chavez's license is set for April 7. While that's pending, the New Mexico Supreme Court granted a temporary suspension, effective immediately. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
