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, Kayiliab Haines, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for assault by strangulation.
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A resident of Zuni, New Mexico, has been indicted on federal charges for sexually abusing two individuals over a period of two years.
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In Albuquerque, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has released its weekly immigration enforcement statistics.
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A man convicted of multiple kidnappings and sexual assaults in Albuquerque between 2017 and 2018 has been sentenced to life in federal prison.
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Three individuals have been indicted on federal charges in connection with the 2020 murder of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty, whose body was discovered in Nenahnezad, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. Mr. Shorty had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and...
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In a statement released today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico provided an update on immigration-related prosecutions for the week ending November 21, 2025.
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A man from Pinehill, New Mexico, has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly sexually abusing two minors over a period of seven years.
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A man from Ramah, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to firing multiple rifle shots into a vehicle occupied by three people following a near-collision incident.
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A woman from Pinedale, New Mexico, has been indicted on federal charges in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year.
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A man from Gallup, New Mexico, has been indicted on federal charges related to a fatal car accident.
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A federal jury in Albuquerque has found Zebadiah Romero, 37, guilty on all charges related to the October 2023 murder of a Taos Pueblo man.
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A man from Counselor, New Mexico, has been charged in connection with the death of his 4-year-old nephew.
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An Artesia resident, Sammie Joe Peralta, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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A man from Bloomfield, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor who was incapacitated at the time of the offense.
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A woman from Casamero Lake has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident.
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A man from Belen, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a scheme involving fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A man from Crownpoint, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a fatal crash that occurred while he was under the influence of alcohol and prescription opioids.
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An Albuquerque resident, Orlando Mario Jude Serrano, 44, faces federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses following his arrest by the U.S. Marshals Service for violating supervised release.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has announced its intention to seek the death penalty against Zachary Babitz, 39.
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Two Mexican nationals who were in the United States illegally have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms following a drug trafficking investigation in Albuquerque.