
October 24, 2025
On October 22, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against Zachary Babitz.
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October 24, 2025
Two Mexican nationals have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms following a drug trafficking investigation in Albuquerque.
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October 14, 2025
Claudiu Pesteleu, a 43-year-old Romanian national residing illegally in the United States, is scheduled to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on October 16, 2025.
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October 8, 2025
A Venezuelan national, Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.
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September 30, 2025
A Fruitland resident, Timothy Begay, has been indicted on federal charges for the alleged murder of a woman identified as Jane Doe.
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September 30, 2025
A man from Shiprock, New Mexico, has been charged with multiple federal offenses after allegedly pointing an assault-style rifle at a minor and several witnesses during a confrontation that resulted in the minor being hospitalized.
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September 30, 2025
A man from Mescalero, New Mexico, has been charged with federal sexual abuse offenses following an investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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September 29, 2025
A man from Bloomfield, New Mexico, has been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses following an investigation into alleged fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in San Juan County.
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September 29, 2025
Federal authorities have charged five men in connection with a scheme to steal and resell crude oil from pipelines in New Mexico and West Texas.
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September 26, 2025
An Egyptian citizen has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges following an incident at a Las Cruces gas station in which he threatened another individual with a handgun.
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