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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for 2024-12-03 ( 3 items )  
Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Gun Smuggler Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Smuggling Firearms to Mexico and International Money Laundering (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Angel Vasquez Balganon, 33, of Mexico, was sentenced on November 21, 2024, by United States Chief District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 85 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. An order of forfeiture was entered in the amount of $97,229. Vasquez Balganon pleaded guilty on March 14, 2024, to Smuggling Goods from the United States and Internation more PR

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Long-Time Human Smuggler Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Tonya Durinda Romero, 37, of Phoenix, was sentenced on November 14, 2024, by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi, to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Romero pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens on July 31, 2024. Romero admitted that she was a member of a conspiracy that transported undocumented noncitizens from  more PR

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Gen Digital, Formerly Symantec Corp., Pays $55.1M False Claims Act Judgment for Knowing Overcharges to General Services Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Gen Digital Inc. (formerly known as Symantec Corp.), of Tempe, Arizona, paid $55.1 million to satisfy a judgment, concluding a decade of False Claims Act litigation. The judgment required the company to pay $16.1 million in damages and $36.8 million in civil penalties, plus post-judgment interest and costs. The judgement was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the  more PR