PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary Restaino, posted the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Department of Justice today announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which permanently places 10 attorneys and coordinators in five designated regions across the United States to aid in the prevention and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people. "This new program mobilizes the J  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Cole Finegan, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Lori Milliron, 65, formerly of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for her role as an accessory in the murder of Bianca Rudolph. Milliron had previously been convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder, obstruction, and two counts of perjury befo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: * * * Store Managers Refused to Accommodate Employee's Seizure Disorder and Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges * * * A Walmart store in Bullhead City, Arizona violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for a cashier who has a seizure disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. Acc  more

SAN LUIS, Arizona, June 28 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony with local, state, and federal officials to commemorate the launch of the $308 million project to modernize and expand the San Luis I Land Port of Entry through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. Fun  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: On June 22, authorities extradited a Honduran national from Honduras to the United States to face charges related to human smuggling and money laundering. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case with help from U.S. Border Patrol and numerous state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country. The U.S. Mar  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: A Nigerian national, who was previously extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 82 months in prison June 21 for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) investigated t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: EMILY HUCKABEE, age 23, a resident of Yuma, Arizona, pled guilty on June 22, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a superseding bill of information charging her with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news on June 27, 2023: By Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 56th Fighter Wing worked with Arizona Air National Guard and United States Marine Corps units to launch 52 aircraft during the latest Instructor Pilot War Day at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, June 23, 2023. The large-force exercise is a routine event where multiple military units stationed in Arizona c  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Andrew M. Luger, issued the following news release: An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after embezzling more than $3 million from his employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, David Efrem Katz, 56, was the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Durand and Associates ("D&A"), a property management company that specialized in servicing homeowner associations ("HOAs  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Cesar Ignacio Perez-Barrios, 48, of Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Perez-Barrios also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Perez-Barrios pleaded guilty to Smuggling Goods from the United States. On April 28, 2019, Perez-Barri  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jose Teran, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona was sentenced on June 26, 2023, by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 70 months in prison for his part in one of the largest music-royalty frauds ever perpetrated. Teran pleaded guilty to Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Transactional Money Laundering on February 3, 2023. Teran's plea followed a November 6, 2021, indictment   more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: John Edward Crenshaw, 40, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On January 19, 2023, Crenshaw pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. On March 3, 2022,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Glen Adam Romero, Jr., 42, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on June 27, 2023, by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Romero also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Romero pleaded guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl. In October 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation initiated  more