Romanian national faces sentencing in Las Cruces for $1.8 million fraud scheme
A Romanian national is scheduled for sentencing in Las Cruces after admitting he helped conceal $1.8 million stolen through fake business websites.
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NMDOH reports second measles exposure at Las Cruces federal courthouse this year
Anyone at the U.S. District Court building at 100 N. Church St. from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27 may have encountered measles.
Fugitive who used dead man’s identity for decades in Weed pleads guilty
Stephen Craig Campbell admitted using another man’s identity while hiding in rural Otero County from a Wyoming warrant dating to 1983.
El Paso man convicted in migrant smuggling conspiracy tied to southern New Mexico
A federal jury convicted an El Paso man accused of coordinating a migrant smuggling operation that transported people through southern New Mexico and Texas.
Three inmates accused of beating, tasing correction officer at Doña Ana County Detention Center face federal charges
Federal prosecutors charged three inmates accused of beating and tasing a correction officer at the Doña Ana County Detention Center earlier this month.
U.S. Department of Justice sues New Mexico to halt immigrant detention bill
State and local officials say the lawsuit challenges New Mexico’s new Immigrant Safety Act, which bars public entities from contracting with ICE to hold immigration detainees.
Mescalero man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer
A Mescalero man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer, admitting he struck a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer during an arrest on the reservation.
Federal prosecutors complete largest racketeering case in New Mexico history targeting prison gang
Federal prosecutors say a decade-long case against the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico prison gang led to charges against 178 members and associates and multiple life sentences.
Driver sentenced to nearly 22 years after fatal crash during checkpoint flight
A man who fled a New Mexico Border Patrol checkpoint while transporting methamphetamine was sentenced to nearly 22 years after a high-speed crash killed a motorcyclist.
