Five men accused of being part of a drug-trafficking organization pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine.... Read more»
Three Mexican men accused of being part of the Sinaloa drug trafficking organization operating in Arizona were indicted Tuesday on drug and money laundering charges.... Read more»
A woman with ties to a Marine veteran, Jose Guerena, who was fatally shot in May by Pima Regional SWAT officers was arrested with two others Thursday.... Read more»
Twelve people were arrested after being charged with participating in a drug-trafficking organization that allegedly smuggled as much as $15 million in marijuana and cocaine into the country over the past year.... Read more»
A Tucson man was indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering in an alleged real estate investment scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.... Read more»
A federal judge Friday sentenced a Texas perfume vendor with Arizona connections to nearly 20 years in prison for his involvement in a money-laundering scheme that prosecutors said aided the Sinaloa cartel.... Read more»
A Corona de Tucson man pleaded guilty to money laundering and mail fraud Wednesday for bilking investors out of nearly $1.5 million.... Read more»
Former military dictator Manuel Noriega is heading to jail back home in Panama. The onetime ruler had been serving time in a French prison, and before that in the United States for drug trafficking and money laundering.... Read more»
The Justice Department defended the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial money laundering stings, pointing out they have been used since 1984 to successfully bring down dozens of major gangsters.... Read more»
A French court has granted a request to return former dictator Manuel Noriega to his native Panama, where he is wanted for crimes committed during six years of military rule between 1983 and 1989.... Read more»
This Thanksgiving, I was grateful for twelve ordinary Texans. They decided that nobody was above the law that ensures honest elections, even Tom DeLay.... Read more»
With advances in technology, drug cartels no longer need to smuggle truckloads of cash across the border. Thousands of dollars can be carried across on “stored value cards,” prepaid cards or smartphones that can act like credit cards.... Read more»
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