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Man Charged with Sexual Assault of a Minor on Cruise Ship www.privateofficer.com
FBI Press Release
Nordahl was arrested Sunday, March 31, 2013, after the cruise ship returned to port. He is set for a probable cause hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge John R. Froeschner Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
According to the criminal complaint, on or about March 27, 2013, Nordahl knowingly engaged in sexual contact with a boy he knew to be a minor.
The case arose after a Royal Caribbean security officer contacted the FBI, reporting allegations made by a 15-year-old boy onboard the Mariner of the Seas while in international waters.
Nordahl allegedly provided an alcoholic beverage to the minor victim and purportedly made sexual advances toward him. After a brief period of “cuddling,” Nordahl performed oral sex on the minor boy, according to the criminal complaint.
The FBI investigated with the cooperation of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Assistant United States Attorney Sherri. L. Zack is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.
Former Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison www.privateofficer.com
FBI Press Release
Jimenez pleaded guilty on June 25, 2012, to count one of a superseding indictment charging conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States. The superseding indictment, which also charged four other defendants, alleged eight offenses involving corruption within law enforcement. The charged offenses stemmed from multiple undercover scenarios involving the defendants’ use, or the attempted use, of law enforcement officers to steal or protect drug loads and to steal money purportedly belonging to drug trafficking organizations.
Two undercover scenarios leading to charges in the superseding indictment involved the theft of government money from the glove compartment of a vehicle during traffic stops conducted by defendant Jimenez, who was then a Pima County Sheriff’s deputy. On June 26, 2010, and then again on October 8, 2010, Jimenez performed a traffic stop on a vehicle which purportedly contained drug proceeds, searched the vehicle, and stole $4,000 from the glove compartment of the vehicle.
A third undercover scenario involved the purported theft of marijuana and drug money from a storage facility in Green Valley, Arizona. On November 24, 2010, Jimenez drove his patrol car near the storage facility to provide security while co-conspirators broke into a storage unit to steal marijuana and drug proceeds that were supposedly in the storage unit.
Co-defendant Miguel Arvizu, a former Pima County Sheriff’s deputy at the time of the charged offenses, was sentenced on July 10, 2012, to five years’ imprisonment for his role in arranging and participating in the offenses, as well as recruiting Jimenez and other co-defendants into the conspiracy. Arvizu was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison and to pay $31,000 in restitution to the government.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Eric Markovich and Gordon Davenport, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.
Former Customs Officer Found Guilty of Importing More Than 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana into the United States from Mexico www.privateofficer.com
TUCSON, AZ Feb 16 2013—On February 14, 2013, Luis Vasquez, 33, formerly of Douglas, Arizona, a former Customs and Border Protection Officer, was found guilty of drug charges by a federal jury in Tucson. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge David C. Bury. Vasquez was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals Service while awaiting sentencing. Sentencing is set before Judge Bury on April 29, 2013.
The evidence at trial showed that Vasquez used his position as an inspector at the Douglas Port of Entry to allow over 1,200 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico. He was found guilty on all counts, including conspiracy to import marijuana, unlawful importation of marijuana, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. The convictions carry a maximum penalty of 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine or both.
The evidence at trial showed that on at least two occasions, Vasquez, along with other members of the conspiracy, imported a large quantity of marijuana from Mexico into the United States through the Douglas Port of Entry. Vasquez’s role in the conspiracy was to use his position as a Customs Officer to allow pick-up trucks loaded with marijuana to cross the international border without inspection.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and Office of the Inspector General, and the Douglas, Arizona Police Department. The prosecution was conducted by James T. Lacey and Joseph W. Hanley, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.
8 Yr old charged with double murder of father, friend www.privateofficer.com
8 Yr old charged with double murder of father, friend http://www.privateofficer.com
St. Johns Police Chief Roy Melnick says the boy is charged with two counts of premeditated murder after the shootings Wednesday.
Killed were the boy’s father, 29-year-old Vincent Romero, and 39-year-old Timothy Romans.
Melnick says police arrived at a home shortly after the shooting and found one victim just outside the front door. The other was found in an upstairs room.
Melnick says the boy initially denied involvement but later confessed.
St. Johns is a community of about 4,000 people more than 150 miles northeast of Phoenix.
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GANG BANGERS SCOOPED UP BY SCORES OF COPS www.privateofficer.com
GANG BANGERS SCOOPED UP BY 10 POLICE AGENCIES http://www.privateofficer.com
CASA GRANDE AZ. Oct. 11, 2007- More than 100 law officers are sweeping down on urban-style gangs in rural Pinal County this morning, trying to staunch a year-long frenzy of gun battles and violent crime attributed to a rivalry between Crips and Bloods.Arizona Department of Public Safety Detective Edward McNeill said a task force has worked since September to rein in gangs from Casa Grande, Coolidge and Eloy that are believed responsible for 5 murders, 27 drive-by shootings, 19 bullet wounds and 2 stabbings. “We wanted to stop the killing while we investigated in an undercover capacity,” added Tim Mason, a DPS sergeant. “This was an all-out gang war . . . Some of these guys watched too many movies and thought they could lead the lifestyle.”
Police tactical teams from eight agencies descended on Casa Grande shortly after dawn with 22 arrest warrants and nine search warrants for suspected gangsters. McNeill said there are about 60 members and associates from each gang operating in the Casa Grande area, directly in the path of Phoenix’s southward residential expansion toward Tucson. The gangsters are members of entrenched local crime families rather than interlopers from California or metro Phoenix, McNeill said. In some cases, they gained the affiliation in prison or through relatives who served time.More than 20 suspects were arrested during the past four months, but McNeill said today’s crackdown is the largest to date. He described the suspects as heavily armed, preferring AK-47s and semi-automatic pistols. One member was wearing body armor when captured.While gangsters usually target one another, McNeill said, a number of civilians have been injured and their homes damaged in shooting episodes.”They’re scared to even speak up,” he added. “They’re afraid of these guys.”McNeill, the lead investigator, said the case was nicknamed “Operation Enough Is Enough” because bloodshed was disrupting otherwise peaceful towns with low crime rates.”We’re dealing with the worst of the worst here,” he added. “They’re very brazen . . . We felt that the violence had escalated to a point where enough was enough, which is how we got that name.” The Bloods-Crips rivalry in Casa Grande turned lethal on Sept. 14, 2006, with the murder of gang member Frank Alexander III. Shootouts increased over the next few months, prompting authorities to move in with high-profile patrols. At times, as many as a dozen two-man teams patrolled Casa Grande in dark uniforms that led them to be nick-named “the men in black.”Crime plummeted for awhile, then escalated with more homicides. The most public was a Coolidge shootout that took the life of 20-year-old Ernest Kelly Jr. of Casa Grande, and left two other men wounded. Investigators believe at least five people took part in the exchange of bullets over a drug dispute.Bloods and Crips are uncommon in most of Arizona’s rural communities, but McNeill said they are found in small-town pockets throughout Pinal County.The groups in Casa Grande, Eloy and Coolidge are believed to have substantial drug operations, and McNeill said they fight over narcotics deals as well as colors. “I would say the people we’re targeting are responsible for the majority of drug trafficking in these communities,” he added.Most of the arrest warrants are for drug offenses and weapons violations. McNeill said several of the homicides have been solved, with defendants in custody already, but suspects in at least one killing remain at large.The raids were headed by DPS officers in the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM), with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It also involved the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office and police from the three cities.McNeill said the entire GIITEM staff from southern Arizona has been assigned to Casa Grande gangsters for months with single objective: “to remove them from the neighborhoods and make it a safer place.”
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