TUCSON Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico Chief of Police Ramon Robles-Cota, 32, pleaded guilty to bribery of a United States public official, in federal district court in Tucson on July 11. Robles-Cota, had been charged with violating bribery and drug trafficking laws.…

Phoenix, ARIZONA The Black Rock Gulch Fire located in the NW corner of Arizona, in the Arizona Strip District of the BLM, has now burned over 20,000 acres. The fire is burning in ponderosa and pinion pine, juniper, sage, and…

The Scrabble fire, burning near the Hard Scrabble Canyon in the Mazatzal Wilderness, 13 miles SW of Pine, Arizona, was reported by a Lookout Tower about 1:15 pm Saturday. According to Steve Webb, Center Manager, Phoenix Interagency Dispatch Center: We…

From U.S. Senator Jon Kyl It's all too common that when we turn on the news, we hear about the violence occurring in Iraq. The truth can often be lost in news reports. A recent e-mail from a Marine serving…

ADEQ Has Spent $10.7 Million on the Cleanup to Date PHOENIX - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced on July 2 that ADEQ has issued its formal Record of Decision (ROD) on the Water Quality Assurance…

Phoenix, Arizona - The Attorney General's Office announced the indictments of 48 members of two human smuggling organizations. The indictments followed an eight-month investigation by a task force comprised of the Attorney General's Office, Phoenix Police Department, Department of Public…

Washington, DC - Paul Merle Eischeid -- the newest addition to the U.S. Marshals famed 15 MOST WANTED fugitives list -- is sought in connection with the brutal murder of a Phoenix, AZ, woman. The former Charles Schwab stockbroker who…

While reading the article in this issue titled, "Arizona's Exports on Track for Record Year," I wondered why the U.S. does not do more in the way of tax breaks for the film industry. During the interview with Diane Ladd…

The Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle "botherders" and elevate the public's cyber security awareness of botnets. OPERATION BOT ROAST is a national initiative and ongoing investigations have…

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX A new law makes residential mortgage fraud a felony punishable by up to ten years in prison. The Legislature overwhelmingly passed and the governor signed the legislation that prosecutors say will make it easier to convict predators…

Special training allows agricultural inspectors to spot organized crime activities (Sanders, AZ) -- On Monday, June 18, 2007, two Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) port inspectors caught individuals trying to smuggle $ $1,011,630.00 in U.S. currency in a commercial truck-tractor…

Baltimore, MD - Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the Baltimore District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Leonard D. Hamm and Baltimore City States Attorney Patricia Jessamy, have…