Mexican Migrant Charged for Aggravated Arson in Ocean County
A 40-year-old Mexican citizen was booked into the Ocean County Jail Friday on a second-degree aggravated arson charge and is being held without bail, according to jail records. Toms River, NJ –…
Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
Wilfredo Medina-Perez, 34, a native and citizen of Sinaloa, Mexico, residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 10 years and five months in prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip…
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…
Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Human Smugglers
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced today that extensive bilateral cooperation between the United States and Mexico resulted in Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía…
New Mexico Man Sentenced for Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With Minor
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew Engelhardt, 33, of Roswell, New Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James…
New Mexico Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Santa Fe, New Mexico, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Isidro…
New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges
PECOS – Yesterday, a New Mexico man was sentenced to 240 months in prison for importing and possessing methamphetamine and 60 months in prison for a firearm charge. According to court documents,…
Fugitive Convicted of Vehicular Homicide Arrested in Mexico
Scranton, PA – A Long Pond man convicted of a 2014 vehicular homicide, but who fled to avoid a trial, was arrested Wednesday in Durango, Mexico, by Mexican authorities, with the assistance…
U.S. Marshals Arrest Sex Offender in Mexico
Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshals-Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department located and coordinated the apprehension of a Springfield man on Wednesday who fled to Mexico to avoid…
Okla. Meth Distributor Wanted by DEA in Ark. Arrested in Mexico, Deported to Calif.
Fort Smith, AR – An Oklahoma man wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration in the Western District of Arkansas on charges of distributing methamphetamine and state charges in Oklahoma of assault with…
Ten Year Sex Crimes Fugitive Returned to the U.S. After Apprehension in Mexico
Phoenix, AZ – This evening, Luis Aguirre, 46, was extradited back to the United States after his arrest in Chihuahua, Mexico. Aguirre, who had a warrant for his arrest from 2011, was…
Fugitive From Mexico Wanted for Murder Captured
Alpine, TX – Manuel Adriano-Ruiz was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) after Mexican authorities charged him with the aggravated murder. Adriano-Ruiz, 25, was…
Mexican National Sentenced for Transporting Unaccompanied Minor from Mexico
DEL RIO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for illegally transporting an unaccompanied child from Mexico. According to evidence presented at trial, on July 30, 2019,…
Visa holder caught smuggling nearly $200,000 to Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old Mexican man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, 34,…
Fugitive Extradited from Mexico to Serve Prison Sentence for Filing Fraudulent Federal Tax Return
WASHINGTON – A former Chelan Falls, Washington, man was extradited from Mexico to serve a 30-month prison sentence he received in absentia almost five years ago for filing a fraudulent tax return.…
Bicyclist slashes 11 in mile long bloody knife spree in New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque police reported a man on a bicycle randomly slashed 11 people Sunday starting at around 11 am. The attacks began near the Sister Bar downtown and continued as…
Arrest made in January sooting death of Shea Maisel
LAS CRUCES, NM – At 11:21 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, Las Cruces Police Department Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim near the 200 block of Turquoise Loop.…
Federal Judge Rebuffs Biden Administration, Blocks Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases
A federal judge late Thursday blocked offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico that President Joe Biden’s administration conducted last year. Judge Rudolph Contreras, an appointee of former President Barack Obama,…
New Mexico Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking
WICHITA, KAN. – A New Mexico man was sentenced to 156 months in prison for drug trafficking. According to court documents, in September 2021, Eric A. Estrada, 35, of Hobbs, pleaded guilty…
Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto
FRESNO, Calif. — Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…
Biden Border Officials Barely Implementing Remain In Mexico Policy After Months Fighting It
The Biden administration is returning migrants in small numbers to Mexico as it rolls out the resumption of the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP),…