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Tohlakai Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Assaulting Woman
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning in federal court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ervin Yazzie, 34, a member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Tohlakai, New Mexico, was sentenced to a 41-month term of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his assault conviction. U.S.
Former Corrections Officer at Shiprock Detention Center Charged for Sexually Abusing a Female Inmate
ALBUQUERQUE—A federal grand jury in Albuquerque has indicted Sylvester Bruce, 44, a former corrections officer with Navajo Nation’s Shiprock Detention Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, on charges related to the sexual abuse of an inmate during the summer and fall of 2010. The indictment was returned on March 28, 2012 and was publicly posted earlier today.
Zuni Pueblo Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Federal Manslaughter Conviction
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning a federal judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sentenced Cameron Kalestewa, 21, a member of Zuni Pueblo, to 63 months in prison for his voluntary manslaughter conviction. Kalestewa will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.
Texas Jury Convicts Zeta Hitman “Cachetes”
LAREDO, TX—The federal jury in Laredo, Texas, hearing the case of Gerardo Castillo-Chavez, aka “Cachetes,” aka Armado Garcia, has just returned guilty verdicts on all counts, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Castillo-Chavez, 25, who hails from Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, interstate travel in aid of racketeering (ITAR), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime or a crime of violence.
The RCFL Program Opens New Laboratory in New Mexico
The New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NMRCFL) officially opened on the grounds of the University of New Mexico today—the second RCFL physically located on a university campus, and the 16th such facility in the FBI’s national network of full-service digital forensics laboratories and training centers. RCFLs provide objective digital forensics expertise and services to law enforcement and are devoted to the examination of digital evidence in support of federal, state, and local criminal and national security investigations.
Nalco Reports Strong Double-Digit Third-Quarter Sales and EPS Growth; Raised 2011 Guidance
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UIC Musicologist Wins Humanities Fellowship
University of Illinois at Chicago musicologist and cultural theorist Alejandro L. Madrid has received a Collaborative Research Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies.
UIC Scholar and Author to be Honored
University of Illinois at Chicago professor and nationally acclaimed writer Luis Alberto Urrea will present a talk titled “Awakening to the World: From Tijuana to Here” when he receives the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences distinguished professorship March 10. The presentation by Urrea, professor of English, will take place at 3 p.m.
Casinos struggle back from recession (AP)
NEW ORLEANS – Amid a new reality — casinos are not recession-proof — gambling in Louisiana and Mississippi is staging a slow comeback from the economic meltdown of 2008, aggravated for a time by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that chased away some tourists. But at least for the rest of 2010 and into 2011, industry analysts expect many players to keep a tight grip on their wallets amid uncertain economic times — and those who watch casinos are largely unwilling to predict when full recovery might come.
Mexican mayor killed amidst continued violence
Hooded gunmen killed the mayor of a small town in the northern Mexico state of San Luis Potosi on Wednesday, and prosecutors announced the arrest of seven suspects in the massacre of 72 migrants in August. President Felipe Calderon’s office issued a statement saying he “energetically condemned” the slaying of the mayor of El Naranjo — the third mayor to be killed in Mexico in less than a month.