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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An Albuquerque resident has been taken into federal custody following the fatal shooting of a Pueblo of Isleta tribal member.
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A woman from Prewitt, New Mexico, has been charged in federal court after allegedly stabbing a man during an argument earlier this month.
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An Albuquerque resident has been charged with illegal possession of an improvised explosive device after authorities found a modified hand grenade in his home.
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A Shiprock resident has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded shotgun.
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An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 19 and a half years in federal prison for coercing a 15-year-old girl into producing sexually explicit images over several years and for sexually exploiting a second victim, who was 12 years old.
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An Albuquerque resident has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $2 million from the Norbertine Community of New Mexico and Santa María de la Vid Abbey, and for filing a false federal tax return.
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In its latest weekly report, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has detailed immigration enforcement activity for the week ending January 23, 2026.
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An unhoused woman, Samantha Lee, 41, has been charged with arson in connection to a fire at a commercial storage warehouse in Albuquerque.
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Three men from Pinehill, New Mexico, have been charged by federal authorities in connection with a violent assault that left one person dead and another seriously injured.
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A man from Mentmore, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for assaulting and strangling a victim, resulting in substantial bodily injury.
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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.