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Peach Springs Man Indicted on Assault and Firearm Charges
PHOENIX—On January 24, 2012, a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona returned a five-count indictment against Cooper Price Susanyatame, 19, of Peach Springs, Arizona. The indictment charges Susanyatame with violations of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, and possession of an unregistered firearm.
Border Patrol Agent Indicted for Accepting a Bribe
TUCSON, AZ—A federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz. returned a two-count indictment on October 27, 2011, charging United States Border Patrol agent Abel Canales, of Tucson, Arizona, with conspiracy to accept a bribe and acceptance of a bribe.
Member of Hacking Group LulzSec Arrested for June 2011 Intrusion of Sony Pictures Computer Systems
LOS ANGELES—A member of the LulzSec hacking group was arrested this morning for his role in an extensive computer attack against the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment, announced André Birotte Jr., the United States Attorney in Los Angeles; and Steven Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. Cody Kretsinger, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested this morning by FBI agents without incident.
Marianjoy Scholarship Program Awards Nearly $600,000 in Scholarships to Date
WHEATON, Ill. , June 23, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — This year, $50,000 in scholarships for post-high school education was awarded to 22 students from the greater Chicagoland area by the Marianjoy Scholarship Program, now in its seventeenth year.
Diamondbacks sweep fading Rockies with 10-9 win (AP)
PHOENIX – Stephen Drew homered and had four RBIs, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off Colorado 10-9 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep of the fading Rockies. Colorado had won 13 of 15 in another late-season run to get close in the NL West, but leaves the desert 3 1/2 games behind San Francisco in the division and Atlanta in the wild-card race.
Illinois foreclosure activity falls in August
CHICAGO — Illinois home foreclosure activity fell 14.25 percent in August compared to the previous month. A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac shows Illinois with 16,808 foreclosure filings last month.
Jan Brewer’s Arizona governor election debate meltdown
Jan Brewer’s debate car-crash moment number one Poor Jan Brewer, the current governor of Arizona and a hero to the anti-immigration movement in the US. Taking part in her one (and, we can safely assume, only) candidates’ debate before the election in November, she suffers not one but two televised meltdowns.
Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
PHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state’s immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert.
Review: ‘Tillman Story’ provides fuller picture (AP)
Pat Tillman was many things to many people: a son, brother, husband, friend and, as a player for Arizona State University and the Arizona Cardinals, a football star who drew cheers for his exciting, physical style. But once he gave up his NFL career to join the Army Rangers in 2002 and then was fatally shot in Afghanistan in 2004, he became something else entirely, something larger than life through his death: a symbol of American patriotism, a poster boy, a crucial part of the government’s message.
