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Albuquerque D.A. versus Albuquerque Police Department
How An Albuquerque DA Took On Her Own Police Department And Lost EverythingFor 14 years, Kari Brandenburg was the district attorney of the biggest county in New Mexico, like her father before her, and was a loyal ally to the police. But when she charged two officers for the shooting death of a mentally ill man in 2014, the department's revenge was swift and severe.
