U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
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During a recent week of enforcement operations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 329 individuals with immigration-related criminal offenses.
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Morris Gary Hibbitt has been sentenced by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 13 months in prison.
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Julian Canastillo, 23, from Tucson, has been sentenced to six years in prison by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker.
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Philip Kevin Clark, a resident of Yuma, Arizona, has pleaded guilty to the charge of Failure to Pay Employment Taxes.
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Ivan Mauricio Hernandez-Mosqueda, a 32-year-old Mexican national from Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona has filed immigration-related criminal charges against 261 individuals during a week-long enforcement operation from April 5 to April 11, 2025.
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Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson indicted Andrea Villalva, 32, of Tucson, Arizona, on a charge of smuggling goods from the United States.
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Bonifacio Renteria-Cruz, a 48-year-old Mexican citizen, was arrested on charges of illegal re-entry into the United States.
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Arturo Contreras Soto, a 37-year-old resident of Tucson, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.
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Abel Airam Franco Garcia, a 22-year-old from Sonora, Mexico, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 204 individuals with immigration-related offenses during an enforcement operation conducted from March 29 to April 4, 2025.
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Jesus Rene Villa, a 31-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, received a 36-month prison sentence on March 25, 2025, after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
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Jackie Marie Peters, a resident of Mansfield, Texas, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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On April 2, 2025, United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Timothy Courchaine, announced a 20-count indictment against 14 individuals in Arizona.
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Oleg Sergeyevhich Patsulya, a Russian citizen residing in Miami-Dade County, Florida, received a 70-month prison sentence for his involvement in a scheme to export controlled aviation technology to Russia.
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The Justice Department has announced a significant increase in FBI resources to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country through Operation Not Forgotten.
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Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez, a 39-year-old Colombian national, received a 30-month prison sentence last week.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona has charged 260 individuals with immigration-related offenses during a week of enforcement operations from March 22 to March 28, 2025.
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Juan Antonio Ruiz, aged 47 and a naturalized U.S. citizen, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson, Arizona.
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Enrrique Ricardo Diaz Vazquez, a 60-year-old Mexican national residing in Arizona, has been indicted on charges of passport and visa fraud.