HSI Douglas case sends woman to 12 months in prison for role as social media...
Destiney Rae Montoya, 22, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit on Aug. 16. The offense includes a sentencing enhancement for being a coordinator.
View ArticleHSI Nogales, Border Patrol case sends Arizona man to prison for illegally...
Jesus Moises Ruiz Jr., 34, of Rio Rico, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to one count of transportation of illegal aliens for profit.
View ArticleHSI Phoenix seeks help identifying potential victims of ex-MMA fighter...
James Bond, of Scottsdale, is a former MMA fighter known as “Underdog” who changed his name from Jaymes Christopher Schulte.
View ArticleHSI Tucson case sends Bosnian war criminal to 70 months in federal prison
Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was found guilty by a jury on May 19 after a nine-day trial.
View ArticleHSI Douglas, multiagency case results conviction for human-smuggling foot...
Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 27, of Agua Prieta, Mexico, is facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each of his smuggling convictions and at least five years for bringing undocumented...
View ArticleHSI Yuma case sends methamphetamine smuggler to prison for 10 years
Jesus Vega Perez, 22, of Casa Grande, was convicted by a federal jury on Jan. 19 of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and importation of methamphetamine.
View ArticleHSI Nogales, multiagency case results in indictments for Malas Manas leaders...
On Nov.29, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Jorge Damian Roman-Figueroa, Luis Eduardo Roman-Flores, Manuel Jose Bernal, Joel Salazar-Ballesteros and Jesus Armando...
View ArticleHSI Tucson, multiagency case sends drug trafficker to prison for 12 years for...
Pilar Angel Leon-Beltran, 44, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty to the charges on March 22. He admitted to being in violation of a condition of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.
View ArticleHSI Yuma case results in 20-year-old pleading guilty to possessing 115 pounds...
Nathan Hernandez, 20, of Yuma, is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on March 25, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi.
View ArticleNigerian national arrested in connection with inheritance fraud scheme...
Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, of Lagos, Nigeria, faces federal charges in Miami. His co-defendants, Ezennia Peter Neboh; Kennedy Ikponmwosa; Iheanyichukwu Jonathan Abraham; 44; Emmanuel Samuel, 39; and...
View ArticleLeader of human smuggling organization pleads guilty to conspiracy to...
Sentencing for Maria Mendoza-Mendoza aka “La Guera,” 51, of Honduras, is scheduled for April 2 before U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins.
View ArticleMethamphetamine distributor sentenced to 11 years following HSI Tucson, FBI case
The judge ordered Jesus Hector Lagarda-Gil, 45, of Mexico, to forfeit a 2018 Mazda CX5 automobile and $148,000 in U.S. currency. Lagarda-Gil pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...
View ArticleChild predator sentenced to 10 years following HSI Douglas, local police...
HSI began investigating Victor Francisco Mendez, 35, of Douglas, in June 2023, when the Douglas Police Department received information from the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
View ArticleHSI Douglas sends human smuggling coordinator who recruited on Snapchat to...
Nathanael Alley Rivera, 23, of Eloy, pleaded guilty on Sept. 6, 2023, to conspiracy charges related to his supervisory role in transporting hundreds of undocumented noncitizens for financial gain....
View ArticleERO Phoenix arrests 10 in local operation
The operation targeted 16 unlawfully present foreign nationals and resulted in 10 arrests.
View ArticleHSI Phoenix, Arizona Department of Public Safety seize over $1M in drugs and...
Authorities arrested six suspects on felony drug-related charges — all within one hour of activity.
View ArticleFrancisco B. Burrola selected as HSI Arizona special agent in charge
Francisco “Frank” B. Burrola, who has over 30 years of federal law enforcement experience — 25 of those years on the Southwest Border — was recently selected as the SAC of HSI Arizona.
View ArticleHSI Phoenix sends human-smuggling driver to prison
Dinero Devon Washington, 46, of Phoenix, further pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport noncitizens on Sept. 7, 2023.
View ArticleDrug dealer sentenced to over 7 years following HSI Tucson, multiagency case
Esteban Terrazas, 56, pleaded guilty Oct. 27, 2023, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
View ArticleHSI Nogales case results in firearms trafficking indictment for Nogales man
On Feb. 21, a federal grand jury indicted Jose Rene Murrieta, 30, of Nogales, on one count of smuggling goods from the United States, felony receipt of a firearm, and conspiracy to smuggle firearms out...
View ArticleArizona man sentenced to 17 years for sexually exploiting 14-month-old...
On Aug. 2, 2023, HSI agents notified the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Apprehension Team that they had discovered Joshuah Cruz Eberhart, 25, of Clay Springs, was distributing child sex...
View ArticleERO Phoenix removes Mexican national with extensive criminal history for the...
Deportation officers with ERO Phoenix removed Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, 49, a Mexican national who was removed on six previous occasions, via commercial air to Mexico March 1.
View ArticleHuman smuggling ringleader convicted of smuggling, money laundering following...
Tony Cardenas, 36, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit money laundering on Nov. 17, 2023.
View Article$1M seized, human smuggling ringleader sentenced to over 7 years following...
Martin Garcia-Velazquez, 42, of San Antonio in Michoacan, Mexico, was also ordered to pay a $5,000 mandatory special assessment in compliance with the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015,...
View ArticleArizona man sentenced to over 8 years in prison for possession of child sex...
Eric Lavon Williams, 36, of Pima, pleaded guilty to one count of knowing access of child pornography on July 12, 2023. When Williams is released from prison, he will be on supervised release for the...
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