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News Tipoffs - Arizona Editors Newsletter for Saturday July 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to Prison
TUCSON, Arizona, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, 27, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 33 months in federal prison, followed by 60 months of supervised release, for his role in a cross-border narcotics distribution conspiracy. Parra-Villagrana pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on December 18, 2023. In May   more

Attorney General Mayes Sues Cummins and FCA (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) for Deceptive 'Super Clean' Truck Claims
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a lawsuit against Cummins, Inc. ("Cummins") and FCA US, LLC ("FCA") for allegedly defrauding Arizonans by falsely advertising and selling thousands of so-called environmentally friendly, low-emission "super clean" vehicles, without disclosing to consumers that the vehicles had illegal emissions defeat devices installed in them and were not   more

Contracts for July 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

DEA-Seattle: Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
SEATTLE, July 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Brandon Aaron Dana, 36, a co-conspirator in a large drug trafficking conspiracy, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for distributing over 7,000 fentanyl pills in Idaho's Magic Valley. According to court records, in the summer of 2023, law enforcement officers identified Dana while investigating a drug trafficking organization le  more

Mexican Wolf Captured North of Interstate 40 Near Flagstaff, Arizona
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: A female Mexican wolf was captured north of Interstate 40 on U.S. Forest Service lands near Flagstaff, Arizona, last week. The wolf (F2979) was collared and released back into the wild in support of efforts to locate and capture an additional wolf known to be in the area. The Arizona Game and Fish Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated capture efforts  more