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 enforcement operation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona, 287 individuals have been charged with immigration-related offenses.
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Armando Puentes-Melendez, a 38-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash.
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Roy Lane, a 44-year-old man from St. David, Arizona, has been sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for filing false tax returns and loan applications to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief.
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Alan Xavier Cabrera, a 27-year-old Mexican national, was arrested on April 25, 2025, and charged with possession of child pornography.
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On April 30, 2025, a federal grand jury in Phoenix indicted Ian William Moses, 35, of Mesa, Arizona.
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A Colorado City man, Torrance Bistline, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his involvement in a child sexual abuse ring.
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Adrian Lopez-Aparicio, a 40-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.
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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.