Arizona News
EPA awards Clawson Excavating, Inc. a $918,911 contract for road improvements in Cove, Arizona
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 01 April 2018 01 April 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Navajo-owned Clawson Excavating Inc., a $918,911 contract to improve a local access road on the Navajo Nation, paving the way for critical abandoned uranium mine cleanups.
California Woman Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Fraud and Tax Evasion
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- Published: 31 March 2018 31 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Farzaneh Akhavi, 59, to 84 months in prison and ordered her to pay $1.7 million in restitution. Akhavi had previously pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud, transactional money laundering, and tax evasion. Akhavi was immediately taken into custody.
Hereford Man Endangers Ten by Human Smuggling
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Whetstone, Arizona - U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the State Route 90 Immigration Checkpoint in Whetstone arrested a 49-year-old Hereford man after finding 10 Mexican nationals hidden inside a locked trailer he was towing Monday evening.
Eighteen Arrested on Fort Apache Indian Reservation
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- Published: 31 March 2018 31 March 2018
Fort Apache, Arizona - On March 22, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with state and local partners, executed 18 federal arrest warrants on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. In addition, six tribal arrest warrants were executed as a result of the operation. Finally, four prisoners who had escaped from the White Mountain Apache Department of Corrections on the evening of March 21, 2018 were arrested within 24 hours of their escape.
One Year Later: A True Second Chance
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- Published: 29 March 2018 29 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - As part of a statewide effort to reduce Arizona’s rate of recidivism, Second Chance Centers, launched March 27, 2017, are preparing and equipping inmates with the career and life skills they need to succeed after release.