UNM football player Quincy Wright is being investigated by the University for allegedly using his home computer to make nine fake Oklahoma drivers licenses for other players.
The case is also being reviewed by the district attorney's office.
Copies of the nine licenses were found at a local Kinko's in December. The investigation turned to Wright following subsequent police interviews.
According to an APD supplementary offense report, two of the players involved in the investigation told police that Wright offered to make fake ID's for them using a digital camera and home computer.
Computer hardware and a digital camcorder were seized from Wright's home and tagged into evidence, according to the report.
Dean of Students Randy Boeglin said Wednesday that the University is still trying to determine if a compelling institutional interest is involved, as the alleged crimes were committed off campus.
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"The investigation is still ongoing, so the institutional interest question has yet to be answered," Boeglin said. "We plan to make a decision within the next week."
Wright could face University sanctions ranging from a warning to expulsion, depending on which, if any, sections of the Student Code of Conduct were violated, Boeglin said.
The University has been confronted with the fake-ID issue before, Boeglin said, adding that this case is unique, as the alleged crimes were committed off-campus.
"Any student charged with an external legal matter can ask that we defer the matter until it is determined by the courts," he said. "In this case, we have not been asked to do so."
Conrad Colbert, associate director of Athletics/Administration, said that the UNM Athletic Department will not investigate the matter, nor will it assign a separate punishment to Wright.
Wright, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in week four of the Lobo's season, has petitioned the NCAA for a sixth season of eligibility. The initial request was denied, prompting Wright to appeal the decision.
"I have no expectation whatsoever that the appeal will be overturned," Colbert said.
Police have investigated Wright's possible long-term involvement with making fake ID's, said APD spokesman Jeff Arbogast.
"With respect to this investigation, items found at his residence have not yet shown conclusive evidence,"Arbogast said. "However, information gathered from the home computer does point to a possible history."
According to the report, District Attorney Adolf Sutton said that charges of altering, forging or fictitious license, forgery, and conspiracy to commit altering, forging or fictitious license could all apply.
Wright's attorney, Joe Kennedy, declined to comment on the allegations, saying that no charges have yet been filed.
"The big question here is if licenses were even made," Kennedy said. "There is no indication of such in previous reports."
