New Jersey signs gambling pact with Middle East country
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Governor Phil Murphy signed a memorandum of understanding this week between New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement and the United Arab Emirates’ General Commercial Gaming Regulatory…
Obama Ambassador Charged With Illegal Lobbying For Middle East Country
Obama Ambassador Charged With Illegal Lobbying For Middle East Country Laurel Duggan on April 27, 2022 Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan under the Obama administration, was hit with criminal…
Bread Springs man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jansen Peshlakai, 53, of Bread Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty today in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country. Peshlakai…
Mariano Lake man sentenced to five years in prison for Manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Harrison Davis, 60, of Mariano Lake, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court today to five years in prison for involuntary…
Justice Department Observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week With Events Throughout The Country
DETROIT, MI – In observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 24-30, 2022, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, along with the Detroit Crime Victims’ Action…
Federal Jury Convicts Sallisaw Resident Of Offenses Relating To The Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of A Minor In Indian Country
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Jerry Dewayne Rogers, age 59, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury…
Holdenville Resident Sentenced On Kidnapping And Weapons Charges Connected To Murder In Indian Country
WASHINGTON – A member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for his conduct in connection with a homicide that took place in…
Man from Mescalero accused of sexually abusing a child in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dexter Whiskers, 43, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, made an initial appearance in federal court today facing a charge…
Jemez Pueblo man sentenced to five years in federal prison for child sexual abuse in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alan Madalena, 33, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Jemez, was sentenced in federal court today to five years in prison for…
Gallup man pleads guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Armando Segovia, 32, of Gallup, New Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal court to abusive sexual contact with a child in Indian Country. Segovia must surrender to the U.S.…
Navajo man arraigned for child sexual abuse in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Leonard Yazzie, 39, of Pine Hill, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today on a charge of aggravated sexual abuse…
Carnegie Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Premeditated Murder in Indian Country
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, a federal judge sentenced ISAIAH WHITEFOX REDBIRD, 36, of Carnegie, Oklahoma, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for premeditated murder and assault causing serious bodily…
Member of the Laguna Pueblo sentenced to three years in federal prison for assault in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Joshua Mendez, 40, of New Laguna, New Mexico, and enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, was sentenced in federal court on March 24 to three years and eight months…
Navajo man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Monty Montoya, 42, of Cuba, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared in federal court today for an initial appearance, facing charges of assault with…
Navajo man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Bryan Bull, 40, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on March 15 in federal court to 14 years in prison for…
Navajo man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Bryan Bull, 40, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on March 15 in federal court to 14 years in prison for…
‘Sanctuary Country’: ICE Deportations, Arrests See Dramatic Drop Under Biden
‘Sanctuary Country’: ICE Deportations, Arrests See Dramatic Drop Under Biden Jennie Taer on March 11, 2022 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released its fiscal year 2021 statistics Friday, showing significant decreases in…
New Mexico man arraigned for sexual abuse of children in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Christian Quintana, 33, of Dulce, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on March 9 on a three-count indictment charging him with abusive sexual contact, aggravated sexual abuse by…
Crownpoint man charged with sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Wade Dixon, 33, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today on a charge of sexual abuse of a…
Former law enforcement officer admits to allowing contraband into country
LAREDO, Texas – A 41-year-old Laredo resident has entered a guilty plea for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Simon…
Cherokee Man Is Sentenced To More Than 30 Years For Second Degree Murder In Indian Country
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the…