Ernesto F. Valencia is suing Pioneer Museum Foundation for wage-theft, gender discrimination, retaliation, civil extortion, racketeering, breach of pastoral confidentiality, defamation, false-light…

ByArizona Courts DailyNov 4, 20250 comments5 views

Ernesto F. Valencia is suing Pioneer Museum Foundation for wage-theft, gender discrimination, retaliation, civil extortion, racketeering, breach of pastoral confidentiality, defamation, false-light invasion of privacy, tortious interference with…



More News

Phoenix man faces federal charges after large drug seizure

ByArizona Courts DailySep 29, 20252 min read

Last week, John Avendano, a 21-year-old resident of Phoenix, was charged in federal court with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Mexican national charged after large drug seizure in Phoenix

Jose Ismael Castro Leon, a 47-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, has been charged in Phoenix, Arizona with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Eleven charged in Arizona for alleged document fraud and false citizenship claims

Between September 10 and 22, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the United States Marshals Service (USMS) arrested eleven individuals accused of being in the country illegally and charged them with felony offenses related to document fraud...
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

District of Arizona charges over 180 individuals for immigration offenses during enforcement week

During the week of September 20 to September 26, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 181 individuals with immigration-related crimes.

Mexican national sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking conspiracy in Arizona

ByArizona Courts DailySep 25, 20252 min read

Jorge Anaya-Valencia, a 48-year-old resident of Guyamas, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Phoenix man receives 18-year sentence for armed robbery and shooting

Junn Alan Quinto Coleman, a 35-year-old resident of Phoenix, was sentenced to 18 years in prison following his guilty plea to Hobbs Act Robbery and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Tohono O’odham man indicted on charges related to alleged sex crimes involving minor

A federal grand jury in Tucson has indicted Allman Rivas, 36, of Menagers Dam on the Tohono O’odham Nation, on four charges related to alleged crimes involving a minor.
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Tucson man receives over eight years for attempted travel involving minor

John Stephen Baker, a 71-year-old resident of Tucson, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison for attempting to travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.

Georgia man sentenced for over $6 million Medicaid fraud targeting Arizona program

ByArizona Courts DailySep 16, 20252 min read

Kenneth Terrell Harrison, a 45-year-old resident of College Park, Georgia, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud involving the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System…


Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

District of Arizona files charges against over two hundred for immigration offenses

During the week of September 6 to September 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 215 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Nogales man receives prison sentence for assaulting border patrol agent

Erik Alberto Beal, a 28-year-old resident of Nogales, Arizona, was sentenced to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona - U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

Oregon man sentenced for cyberstalking former U.S. official

Brian Thomas Balda, a 52-year-old resident of Oregon, was sentenced to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted of cyberstalking and interstate stalking.

View All Stories

Trending

The Weekly Newsletter

Sign-up for the Weekly Newsletter from Arizona Courts Daily.