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 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.
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A California woman, Lanette Bashore, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for running an advance fee fraud scheme that lasted over two decades.
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A man from Mescalero was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for assaulting a woman and causing her serious injuries.
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An Arizona man has admitted to assaulting a federal officer after he rammed a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle while fleeing law enforcement in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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A Las Cruces resident, Daniel Guereca, has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two banks in New Mexico in February 2025.
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A woman from Shiprock has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of her daughter.
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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 activity.
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Five people connected to the Navarrette Drug Trafficking Organization in Hobbs, New Mexico, have been arrested on federal drug trafficking charges following an investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in the...
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A Shiprock resident has been charged in connection with a violent assault that left one person seriously injured, according to federal authorities.
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A man from Peñasco, New Mexico, has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for the fatal stabbing of another man in December 2022.
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An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to nearly 10 months in federal prison for making violent threats against President-Elect Donald Trump through social media posts.