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11 Defendants Arraigned in Drug Trafficking Ring Involving UPS Employees
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- Published: 22 December 2019 22 December 2019
Tucson, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted 11 individuals accused of shipping illegal drugs and contraband across the country through the United Parcel Service (UPS). Collectively the defendants face 48 felony counts, including Money Laundering, Transportation of Marijuana for Sale, Transportation of Narcotic Drugs for Sale, Misconduct Involving Weapons, and Illegally Conducting an Enterprise.
Brothers Sentenced to Prison in 2016 Glendale Murder Case
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- Published: 22 December 2019 22 December 2019
Glendale, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 22-year-old Israel Carrasco and his older brother 24-year-old Enrique Luna pleaded guilty in the 2016 murder of 21-year-old Christopher Gonzales Cummings inside his Glendale apartment.
Attorney General Brnovich Joins Bipartisan Coalition of 27 Attorneys General in Brief Defending the Adoption Rights of Native American Children, Families, and Tribes
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- Published: 22 December 2019 22 December 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Brnovich joined a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general in an amicus brief before the full U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to defend the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Brackeen v. Bernhardt. In the brief, the coalition urges the appellate court to uphold ICWA and affirm the decision of a three-judge appellate panel.
Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
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- Published: 21 December 2019 21 December 2019
Charleston, West Virginia - A medical doctor who practiced in West Virginia was sentenced to prison Tuesday for his role in unlawfully distributing opioids.
Arkansas Sheriff Charged with Assaulting Three Individuals in Custody
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- Published: 21 December 2019 21 December 2019
Charleston, Arkansas - An indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging Anthony Boen, the current sheriff of Franklin County, Arkansas, with federal civil rights offenses. Sheriff Boen, age 49, is charged with three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 242.
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Protected Birds
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- Published: 21 December 2019 21 December 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana - A Louisiana resident and owner of a freight forwarding company pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana to trafficking exotic birds that are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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- Published: 21 December 2019 21 December 2019
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump: "Today, I have signed into law H.R. 1865, the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (the “Act”), which authorizes appropriations to fund the operation of certain agencies in the Federal Government through September 30, 2020.