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 January 31 through February 6, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 139 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Peter Biar Ajak, 42, of Maryland, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to illegally export weapons to South Sudan.
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Aaron Leopoldo Aguirre-Gutierrez, a 50-year-old resident of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
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Deeno Roberto Jackson, a 27-year-old Jamaican national, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Efrain Pacheco-Ovalles, a 30-year-old from Culiacan, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Angela M. Martinez on January 29, 2026.
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A Michigan man, Viorel Pricop, 67, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for setting fires to commercial truck trailers.
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During a week-long enforcement operation from January 24 to January 30, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 200 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Nine individuals have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to make false statements during the purchase of firearms, according to a federal criminal complaint announced on January 27, 2026.
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Muhammed Drammeh, a 30-year-old resident of Huntington Beach, California, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison on January 27, 2026.
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Federal agents executed search warrants at 14 Zipps restaurants in the Phoenix area on January 26, following a year-long investigation into illegal employment practices, identity theft, and document fraud.
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An Arizona man has been charged with assaulting a federal officer after allegedly firing at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter during an attempted apprehension in rural southern Arizona. U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine commented on...
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During a week-long enforcement operation from January 17 to January 23, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 150 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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Stacie Marie Narcho, a 47-year-old resident of Sells, Arizona, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to child abuse resulting in death.
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Cylus Miller Alvarado, a 25-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact of a child.
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During the week of January 10 to January 16, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 136 individuals with immigration-related offenses.
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Ian William Moses, a 35-year-old resident of Mesa, Arizona, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a Tesla vehicle and the Tesla dealership in Mesa.
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During the week of January 3 to January 9, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 112 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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A White Mountain Apache Tribal Police officer has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse and kidnapping, according to federal authorities.
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A White Mountain Apache Tribal Police officer, Karl Eugene Leslie, was arrested in Canyon Day on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation following a federal indictment.
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Brandon Hyden, a 40-year-old resident of Tuba City, Arizona, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for second degree murder. U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa handed down the sentence on December 16, 2025.