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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Convicted Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Missing Navajo Woman
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Tre C. James, 31, of Pinon, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to life in prison on count one and an additional 10 years in prison on count two to run consecutively, for the murder of Jamie Yazzie, a woman classified as a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person from the Navajo Nation. A federal jury previously found James  more

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Federal Agents Seize and Shut Down Royal Inn Hotel in Phoenix Due to Drug Trafficking and Other Unlawful Activities
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Marshal Service, in coordination with the Phoenix Police Department, executed search and seizure warrants at the Royal Inn hotel, located at 2510 West Palo Verde Drive in Phoenix. Federal agents seized control of the hotel and shut down its operations due to widespread prostitution and drug tra  more

Colo. U.S. Attorney: Seven People Charged With Over $40 Million in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ronald King, 51, formerly of Berlin, New Hampshire, and now residing in Bangor, Maine, Victor Roiter, 55, of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Tina Wellman, 51, of Mayfield, New York, Adam Shorr, 55, of Dunedin, Florida, Robert O'Sullivan, 55, of Lake Sherwood, California, Bradley Edson, 66, of Mes  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5 Million for Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Growth and Job Creation in Page, Arizona
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Page, Arizona, for infrastructure improvements to support business growth and job creation in the region. This grant will support redevelopment of the Downtown Business District, to increase its commercial  more