U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
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During the week of September 6 to September 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 215 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Erik Alberto Beal, a 28-year-old resident of Nogales, Arizona, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
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Brian Thomas Balda, a 52-year-old resident of Oregon, was sentenced to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted of cyberstalking and interstate stalking.
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During the week of August 30 to September 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 218 individuals.
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Mario Garcia-Estrada, a 26-year-old Mexican national from Hidalgo, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of assault on a federal officer.
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During the week of August 23 to August 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 233 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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A federal jury has convicted Viorel Pricop, 66, of Allen Park, Michigan, on three counts of arson involving vehicles or property in interstate commerce.
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Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian national, and his wife Linet Vartanniavartanians, a naturalized U.S. citizen, have pleaded guilty following a June confrontation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Tempe, Arizona.
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During the week of August 16 to August 22, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 170 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Blademir Angulo Audeves, a 42-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty on August 20 to charges of being an alien in possession of a firearm and knowingly employing unauthorized aliens.
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Sandra Meza-Casillas, a 51-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
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During the week of August 9 to August 15, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 161 individuals.
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A federal jury has convicted Marian Marsha Josytewa, 40, of Polacca, Arizona, on multiple charges including involuntary manslaughter and child abuse.
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During the week of August 2 to August 8, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 172 individuals.
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During the week of July 26 to August 1, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed criminal charges against 134 individuals for immigration-related offenses.
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The Department of Justice has started the Backpage remission process to compensate individuals trafficked through the Backpage.com website.
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A federal grand jury in Tucson has indicted Julio Cesar Aguirre, 42, of Mexico, on five counts related to a fatal attempted carjacking that occurred on June 30.
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Isiah Adam Smith, 25, from Leupp, Arizona, was sentenced to 324 months in prison on July 28 by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi after pleading guilty to second degree murder.
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Daryl Patrick Johns, a 46-year-old resident of Bapchule, Arizona, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
