PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Maria Mendoza-Mendoza, aka "La Guera," 51, of Honduras, pleaded guilty yesterday to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 2, 2024, before United States District Judge Raner C. Collins. Mendoza-Mendoza admitted that she was a leader of a smuggling organization that smuggled over 100 migrants from Honduras into the   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Hector Lagarda-Gil, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release. The court also ordered that Lagarda-Gil forfeit a 2018 Mazda CX5 automobile and $148,000 in United States currency. Lagarda-Gil pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine on September 21, 2023  more