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Jan 21, 2007

PHOENIX A member of a violent group of alien smugglers who held over 100 people hostage at a Phoenix residence in January 2003, has been sentenced to more than 23 years in prison. Fabian Franco-Saenz, 21, of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico,…

Jan 18, 2007

PHOENIX Robert C. Hazlett, 44, of Gilbert, Ariz., the former CEO of a collection agency, Valley Acceptance Corporation, was sentenced here to 8 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution…

Jan 17, 2007

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of State are issuing a reminder that beginning Jan. 23, 2007, citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda are required to present a passport to enter the…

Jan 16, 2007

There is a new twist to the IC3 alert posted on December 7, 2006 regarding e-mails claiming that the sender has been paid to kill the recipient and will cancel the contract on the recipient's life if that person pays…

Jan 10, 2007

EL PASO, TEXAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at El Paso area border ports of entry made six marijuana seizures this past weekend, confiscating a total of 2,021 pounds of the drug. CBP officers recorded…

Jan 8, 2007

Border Situation Remains Chaotic On Tuesday, January 9, County Attorney Andrew Thomas called for an inquiry by Congress and the Arizona legislature into the circumstances surrounding the recent reported retreat by National Guard troops along the Mexican border after they…

Jan 8, 2007

WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today fiscal year 2007 grant guidance and application kits for five grant programs that will total roughly $445 million in funding for state, local and private industry infrastructure protection initiatives. These five…

Jan 3, 2007

County Attorney's Office Will Seek Prison Sentence County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced that his office has charged Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion, with two felony drug crimes and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. The charges…

Jan 2, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency redesignated the Miami, Ariz. area as having met the federal health standard for sulfur dioxide and approved the state's plan to maintain healthy air quality levels in the area for the 10…