U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
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The extradition of Raul Saucedo-Huipio, a suspected alien smuggler, from Mexico to the United States was announced following collaborative efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agencies.
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LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Colorado City, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Keanu Rudy Dude, a 25-year-old resident of San Carlos, Arizona, and an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, has been arrested following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Phoenix.
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Charles Morice Gilmore, a 52-year-old from Missouri, has been sentenced to concurrent statutory maximum terms of 10 years for mailing threatening communications and six years for influencing a federal official by threat.
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Eric Thomas Scionti, a 36-year-old resident of Tempe, has been sentenced to 47 months in prison by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi.
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The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona has announced that Gary M. Restaino has completed his service as United States Attorney, effective yesterday.
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Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramirez, a 34-year-old undocumented Mexican national residing in Phoenix, has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison.
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On February 11, 2025, a grand jury indicted Noe Cecena-Castro and ten others for possessing stolen Nike shoes valued at over $440,000.
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Jacqueline Espino, a 53-year-old resident of Phoenix, recently pleaded guilty to one count of bribery concerning a program that receives federal funds.
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During a two-week enforcement operation from January 21 to February 3, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged over 500 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Jose Manuel Arellano-Noriega, a 37-year-old Mexican national residing in Phoenix, was apprehended on Monday and charged with possession with the intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
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Aliyah Robyn Stalder, a 24-year-old resident of Seattle, Washington, has been sentenced to three years of probation following an incident on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix.
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Cynthia Solano, a 40-year-old resident of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow.
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has announced a successful enforcement operation conducted by Mexico's Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), in Nogales, Sonora.
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Sharnesia Latrice Cooley, a 31-year-old resident of Tucson, has been sentenced to five years in prison for her involvement in transporting illegal aliens for profit.
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Ahmed Mahad Mohamed and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, both Somali citizens residing in Tucson, Arizona, have been sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to travel to the Middle East with the intent to join ISIS.
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Tyshon Andrew Redcloud Norris, a 23-year-old resident of Sacaton, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Hopi Law Enforcement Services Officer Tony Pawasiema was honored at the U.S. Attorney’s Law Enforcement Awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, for his exceptional valor.
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The United States Attorney’s Office in Tucson, Arizona, has charged 22 individuals with federal crimes related to child sex abuse material (CSAM) since October 2023.