TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 28, of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John Hinderaker to 10 years in prison. Dessens-Romero was found guilty by a jury of multiple alien smuggling offenses, including Conspiracy to Transport and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit and Bringing in Illegal Aliens to the United States for Pr  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Michael Pengchung Lee, 27, of Tucson, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 16 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The conditions of supervised release include substance abuse testing, a mental health assessment, location monitoring, and a no-contact provision that precludes defendant from being on the University  more

MONTEREY, California, July 3 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Tamara Cario After serving successfully for three years, Col. James Kievit relinquished command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California, to Col. Christy Whitfield July 2, 2024. The change of command ceremony was presided over by Maj. Gen. Richard Appelhans, commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence   more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA cited the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in 2019 for similar violations * * * For the second time in four years, federal investigators have determined a Prescott veterans' medical center failed to protect healthcare workers from unit residents who kicked, bit, struck, punched, slapped and sexually harassed them. In December 2023, the U.S. Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: A Mexican citizen was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy. Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 28, of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Hinderaker for the District of Arizona. In November 2023, Dessens-Romero was found guilty of multiple alien smuggling offenses by a jury, including conspiracy to trans  more