New Mexico State Police placed its poster boy for DWI enforcement on administrative leave as the FBI investigates a racketeering case in which a prominent attorney paid off law enforcement officers to sabotage their own drunken driving cases.
State Police Chief Troy Weisler on Friday said Sgt. Toby LaFave is on paid leave as the agency does its own internal investigation into allegations that LaFave — featured for years in state ENDWI campaigns — was involved in one of the largest public corruption cases to hit the state.
