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Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off hook

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Ricardo Mendez took part in a yearslong scheme between a law firm he worked for that specialized in defending those charged with driving while intoxicated and the Albuquerque Police Department , New Mexico State Police and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office .

Mendez admitted that since 2008 he had been offering gifts and thousands of dollars in bribes to officers in exchange for having his clients’ cases dismissed.

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