U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico
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A Dulce resident has admitted guilt in a case involving the discharge of a handgun inside a vehicle, which resulted in serious injury to another person.
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In its weekly update, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico reported on recent immigration enforcement activities.
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A Taos Pueblo man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for the killing of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo, an Indigenous artist from Taos Pueblo.
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On January 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer issued a decision concerning the leadership at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
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A Taos man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for the 2019 murders of two members of the Taos Pueblo.
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An Alamogordo resident has admitted to defrauding the federal government and financial institutions of more than $650,000 through fraudulent Covid-19 relief loans.
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Five Department of War legal personnel have been assigned to the Las Cruces Office of the District of New Mexico, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison.
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A federal jury in Albuquerque has found Gregory Vandenberg, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, guilty of transporting explosives with the intent to use them against law enforcement at the June 14, 2025 “No Kings Day” protests in California.
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In Albuquerque, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico released its weekly report on immigration enforcement activities.
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A man from Cubero, New Mexico, has been charged in federal court following a fatal shooting that occurred during a confrontation at a cemetery on January 1, 2026.
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A former treasurer of a New Mexico labor union has been charged with wire fraud and embezzlement, federal authorities announced.
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An Albuquerque man, Jason Baca, 36, has been charged with several federal firearms offenses following an incident in which he allegedly pointed a handgun at Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop on November 12, 2025.
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A Las Cruces man, Dion Lee Torres, 25, has been charged federally after authorities responded to a social media threat involving a school shooting.
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Robert Padilla, 48, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a retaliatory killing connected to the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM), a violent prison gang.
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico released its weekly report on immigration and border-related crimes, highlighting prosecution statistics for a two-week period ending December 19, 2025.
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A man from Crownpoint, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to child pornography.
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Federal prosecutors in New Mexico have indicted 11 alleged members and leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua on racketeering charges.
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A Mescalero man has admitted guilt to charges of child abuse after an incident in which he fired a handgun near two young children and threatened self-harm in their presence.
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Antonio Chaco, who is currently serving a 17-year federal sentence for the 2020 murder of Thomas Brown, has received additional prison time following an assault on a detention officer.
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An Anthony, New Mexico resident has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.