Lawsuit claims APD misconduct while investigating one of its own
Allegations are being leveled against the Albuquerque Police Department in the homicide investigation of one of its own officers. The family of Tera Chavez, who was found dead in her home last October, has filed a lawsuit claiming that nine APD officers showed up outside of their jurisdiction at the Valencia County crime scene, according to KOB. The report goes on to state that one of the officers flushed a blood sample down the toilet and that APD officers removed a bloody sheet from the home.
Tera Chavez, the mother of two, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators state that the weapon used in the incident was her husband's police-issued gun. The death was initially ruled a suicide but later changed to a homicide. The lawsuit also states that Tera's husband, Levi Chavez, had changed his wife's insurance policy to cover suicide just 17 days before the murder.
Watch the video at KOB.
Read the lawsuit here. (pdf)
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For the APD private provider sector, performance of Medicaid billing and claims audits is conducted as part of a fiscal review by an agency contractor. Approximately 170 onsite provider reviews are conducted each year. Where Medicaid claims without adequate supporting documentation are identified, audit-based recoupments of funds are taken in conjunction with AHCA.
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