An Albuquerque attorney who investigators alleged was at the center of a sweeping corruption scandal that allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction has pleaded guilty to federal charges,

The attorney at the center of a DWI scheme in Albuquerque and a third police officer involved in the case have agreed to plead guilty.

Attorney Thomas Clear III admitted to running a kickback scheme with Albuquerque DWI officers since "at least the late 1990s."

Two former Albuquerque DWI officers have taken plea deals in one of the largest public corruption cases to hit the state — admitting they worked for years with a prominent