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href="/usao-az/pr/san-carlos-man-charged-arson-causing-watch-fire-san-carlos-apache-indian-reservation" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string"> San Carlos Man Charged with Arson for Causing Watch Fire on San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Keanu Rudy Dude, 25, an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a San Carlos, Arizona resident, was arrested today on an outstanding indictment issued by a federal grand jury in Phoenix. He is charged with Arson for the July 2024 Watch Fire on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-21T12:00:00Z">February 21, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/colorado-city-man-sentenced-life-prison-role-child-sexual-abuse-ring" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Colorado City Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in Child Sexual Abuse Ring</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., 46, of Colorado City, was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to life in prison. On October 2, 2024, a jury convicted Bistline of one count of Receipt of Child Pornography; one count of Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor; two counts of Persuading or Coercing Travel to Engage in Sexual Activity; two counts of Using a Means of Interstate Commerce to Persuade or Coerce a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity; and two counts of Transportation of a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-21T12:00:00Z">February 21, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/tempe-man-sentenced-47-months-prison-illegally-possessing-firearms-and-animal-crushing" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Tempe Man Sentenced to 47 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Animal Crushing </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Eric Thomas Scionti, 36, of Tempe, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 47 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Scionti pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person and Animal Crushing in two separate cases on October 3, 2024. </p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-20T12:00:00Z">February 20, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/career-offender-sentenced-10-years-mailing-threats-federal-officials" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Career Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Mailing Threats to Federal Officials</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>TUCSON, Ariz. – Charles Morice Gilmore, 52, of Missouri, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez to concurrent statutory maximum sentences of 10 years in prison for Mailing Threatening Communications, and six years for Influencing Federal Official by Threat. Gilmore pleaded guilty to these crimes on October 1, 2024.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-20T12:00:00Z">February 20, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/united-states-attorney-gary-m-restaino-completes-his-service-department-justice" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino Completes His Service to the Department of Justice</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced that United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino has completed his service to the Department, effective yesterday.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-18T12:00:00Z">February 18, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/phoenix-drug-trafficker-sentenced-151-months-after-agents-seize-over-90-pounds-fentanyl" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 151 Months After Agents Seize Over 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Over 40 Pounds of Cocaine from Stash House </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramirez, 34, an undocumented Mexican National living in Phoenix, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 151 months, followed by three years supervised release. Gaytan-Ramirez pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl on November 5, 2024.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-14T12:00:00Z">February 14, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/eleven-defendants-including-nine-aliens-illegally-united-states-charged-possessing-over" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Eleven Defendants, Including Nine Aliens Illegally in the United States, Charged with Possessing Over $440,000 of Stolen Nike Shoes in Latest BNSF Train Theft</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – On February 11, 2025, an indictment was returned by the grand jury in the case of <em>United States of America v. Noe Cecena-Castro, et al. </em>Noe Cecena-Castro and ten others were indicted for possessing over $440,000 worth of Nike shoes, which had been stolen from a BNSF train in Northern Arizona. This is the latest case addressing a series of thefts from trains in Northern Arizona and California (CR-24-05306-TUC-MAA, CR-08161-PHX-SPL). </p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-13T12:00:00Z">February 13, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/two-arizona-department-economic-security-employees-convicted-receiving-bribes-approve" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Two Arizona Department of Economic Security Employees Convicted of Receiving Bribes to Approve Unemployment Insurance Claims</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jacqueline Espino, 53, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty last week to one count of Bribery Concerning a Program that Receives Federal Funds. Sentencing is scheduled for May 5, 2025, before United States District Michael T. Liburdi. In a separate case, Brandilyn Lorenzen, 48, of Gilbert, was sentenced on January 22, 2025, by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 30 months in prison for Bribery Concerning a Program that Receives Federal Funds. Lorenzen was also ordered to pay over $2.9 million in restitution. Lorenzen pleaded guilty to that charge on November 6, 2024. (CR</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-11T12:00:00Z">February 11, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/us-attorneys-office-charges-over-500-individuals-immigration-related-criminal-conduct" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Over 500 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct in Arizona</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – During two weeks of enforcement operations from January 21, 2025, through February 3, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has brought immigration-related criminal charges against over 500 defendants. Specifically, the Office charged 565 defendants with immigration-related crimes. These cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-07T12:00:00Z">February 7, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/drug-dealer-arrested-firearm-agents-seize-seven-kilograms-fentanyl-powder-12-kilograms" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Drug Dealer Arrested with Firearm, Agents Seize Seven Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder, 12 Kilograms of Fentanyl-Laced Pills From His Apartment in Phoenix</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jose Manuel Arellano-Noriega, 37, a Mexican national living in Phoenix, was arrested in Phoenix on Monday and charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute More than 400 Grams of Fentanyl.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-02-06T12:00:00Z">February 6, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/phoenix-woman-sentenced-87-months-prison-possession-machinegun-and-conspiracy-commit" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Phoenix Woman Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Cynthia Solano, 40, of Phoenix, was sentenced this week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 87 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for her involvement in a transnational firearm smuggling organization. On August 14, 2024, Solano pleaded guilty to Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.</p> </div> </div> <div class="node-date"> <span class="node-date"><time datetime="2025-01-30T12:00:00Z">January 30, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="news-content-listing node-press-release"> <div class="node-content"> <h2 class="news-title"> <a href="/usao-az/pr/seattle-woman-sentenced-assaulting-flight-attendant-phoenix-bound-flight" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field-formatter--string">Seattle Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Flight Attendant on Phoenix-Bound Flight</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field-formatter--smart-trim field_teaser"> <p>PHOENIX, Ariz. – Aliyah Robyn Stalder, 24, of Seattle, Washington, was sentenced last week to three years of probation by United States Magistrate Judge Alison S. Bachus for assaulting a flight attendant while on board a commercial flight. During her term of probation, Stalder will not be permitted to travel by commercial aircraft without prior approval and must pay a $5,000 civil penalty imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Stalder was also ordered to pay over $8,000 in restitution for her actions. 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