Zuni Pueblo man sentenced to ten years in prison for injuring two children in drunk driving crash

ALBUQUERQUE , NEW MEXICO – Stanton Sanchez, 33, of Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, was sentenced on Feb. 17 in federal court to 10 years…

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Shiprock man sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a federal officer

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Derrick Begay, 33, of Shiprock, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Feb. 10 in federal court to two years in prison followed by…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed 3 gets 12 Year Sentence

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Allen Lewis, 26, of Torreon, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 4 to 12 years and five months in prison for involuntary manslaughter, assault…

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Navajo man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Larry Nathaniel, 64, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 2 to a charge of Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian…

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Two men robbed child at knifepoint in New Mexico, heading to prison

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Brandon Jim, 35, of Zuni, New Mexico, was sentenced on Jan. 26 in federal court in Albuquerque to 11 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release…

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Mescalero man charged with sexual abuse of a child

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – James Darius Caje, 27, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was charged in federal court on Jan. 21 with sexual abuse of…

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Mescalero man charged with sexual abuse of a child

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – James Darius Caje, 27, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was charged in federal court on Jan. 21 with sexual abuse of…

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151 pounds of meth worth $7 million seized in one of largest drug busts in Kentucky history

OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY – An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly…

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Teen pleads guilty for stabbing death on Apache Indian Reservation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mundo Charles Barela, 19, of Mescalero, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in Indian country. In the plea agreement, Barela admitted to…

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This bank robber is perhaps world’s dumbest bank robber of 2020

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque man who went into a bank to rob it was told that the indoor lobby was closed due to COVID-19 and social distancing and all transactions must…

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Attorney General William Barr announces results of Operation Legend

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the results of Operation Legend, which was first launched in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 8, 2020, and then expanded to…

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Chainsaw wielding man gets 18 months for attack on Apache reservation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Josea Michael Kazhe, 20, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 18 months in federal prison after…

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Shiprock man pleads guilty to murder in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –Tavor Tom, a resident of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court today to the second-degree murder of a tribal member.…

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Tohajiilee man pleads guilty to murder in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –Tristian Cadman, of Tohajilee, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a crime of violence. A…

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Las Cruces man sentenced to seven years in federal prison for methamphetamine possession

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ramon Gomez, 41, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced on Nov. 4 in federal court to seven years and three months in prison for possession with intent…

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Navajo Tribesman Gets 5 Years for Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old

ALBUQUERQUE N.M. – Garrith Bitsilly, 33, of Newcomb, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Oct. 29 in federal court in Albuquerque to five years and…

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Roebuck, SC Man Who Bought Teenage Sex Slave Charged with Human Trafficking

ROEBUCK, SC – The men who bought and sold a 19-year-old woman as a “sex slave” have been charged with human trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin…

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Hatch man pleads guilty to hostage taking

ALBUQUERQUE – Mario Balcazar, 23, of Hatch, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Sept. 24 to a charge of hostage taking. Balcazar remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing. According…

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Las Cruces man sentenced to 16 years for kidnapping and gun charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Samuel Chavez, 61, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to 16 years and eight months in prison for kidnapping and firearms charges. Chavez pleaded…

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Albequerque gang member pleads guilty to federal racketeering charge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan “Baby G” Gomez, a member of the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico prison gang, pleaded guilty on Sept. 25 to a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO) indictment.…

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Zuni Pueblo man sentenced to ten years in prison for injuring two children in drunk driving crash

Shiprock man sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a federal officer

Drunk Driver Who Killed 3 gets 12 Year Sentence

Navajo man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

Two men robbed child at knifepoint in New Mexico, heading to prison

Mescalero man charged with sexual abuse of a child

Mescalero man charged with sexual abuse of a child

151 pounds of meth worth $7 million seized in one of largest drug busts in Kentucky history

Teen pleads guilty for stabbing death on Apache Indian Reservation

This bank robber is perhaps world’s dumbest bank robber of 2020

Attorney General William Barr announces results of Operation Legend

Chainsaw wielding man gets 18 months for attack on Apache reservation

Shiprock man pleads guilty to murder in Indian Country

Tohajiilee man pleads guilty to murder in Indian Country

Las Cruces man sentenced to seven years in federal prison for methamphetamine possession

Navajo Tribesman Gets 5 Years for Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old

Roebuck, SC Man Who Bought Teenage Sex Slave Charged with Human Trafficking

Hatch man pleads guilty to hostage taking

Las Cruces man sentenced to 16 years for kidnapping and gun charges

Albequerque gang member pleads guilty to federal racketeering charge

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