Legal News for Las Cruces, New Mexico
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United States of America v. Claudiu Pesteleu
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyers Gabriel Perez and Jessica Martin represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Claudiu Pesteleu, age 44, a Romanian national illegally in the United States participated in a nationwide fraud scheme that used fake websites impersonating legitimate businesses to trick victims into wiring money for various consumer products... More...
(03-09-2026 - NM)United States of America v. Richard Sepulveda
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using Molotov cocktails to ignite multiple fires at an apartment complex. on January 12, 2026, Las Cruces Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the Villa Del Telshor Apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Fire investigators determined the fire originated in a second-floor apartment and was intentiona... More...
(02-10-2026 - NM)State of New Mexico v. Christina Escobedo Arriaga
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Two counts of Homicide by Vehicle (Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Any Drug) One count of Great Bodily Harm by Vehicle (Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Any Drug) Two counts of Intentional Abuse of a Child Resulting in Death One count ... More...
(12-31-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Samuel Elliott
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), 2251(e) AND 2256.... More...
(11-19-2025 - NM)State of New Mexico v. Felipe Hernandez
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Felipe Hernandez, a New Mexico police officer, opened fire and killed a woman as she was driving away from him. Gomez did not present a threat to the officer or anyone else, and therefore, there was no reason for Hernandez to start shooting. The City of Las Cruce... More...
(10-29-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Jony Roberto Ruiz-Alvarado
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry without inspection.... More...
(10-03-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Hugo Antonio Romero_Mencia
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien. * * * "[W]e uphold even substantial variances when the district court properly weighs the § 3553(a) factors and offers valid reasons for the chosen sentence.†Barnes, 890 F.3d at 916. And "we must give due deference to the district court's ... More...
(09-16-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Salvador Ramon-Martinez
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien.... More...
(09-09-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Komilion Toirov
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant relating to a release from custody order.... More...
(08-28-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Spencer George Klinekole
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Violent Assault Mescalero Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Assault A Mescalero man was sentenced today to 51 months in pr... More...
(08-19-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Guillermo Yanez
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Las Cruces Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Possession... More...
(08-15-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Orangie Lee Fisher
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Las Cruces Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Operation ... More...
(08-11-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Jaime Lopez
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession Doña Ana Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession ... More...
(08-11-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Gerald Anthony Lopez
Las Cruces, New Mexicoa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug, Firearms, and Immigration-Related Offenses Deming Teenager Charged in Federal Drug, Firearms, and Immigration-Related Offenses ... More...
(08-11-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Raymundo Guevara-Lopez
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted bulk-cash smuggling and aiding and abetting, in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5332(a)(1), (b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. In September 2021, a New Mexico State Police officer stopped nineteen- year-old Guevara-Lopez for a minor traffic violation. After pulling over, Guevara-Lopez stepped out o... More...
(08-08-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Sergio Bernardo Avelino-Larios
Las Cruces, New New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal entry without inspection. * * * 8 U.S.C. 1325, also known as the "Improper Entry by Alien" law, makes it a crime for an alien to enter or attempt to enter the United States at a time or place not designated by immigration officers. It also covers eluding inspection by immigration off... More...
(07-31-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Keith Joseph Medina
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Deendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2256(2)(A). The Defendant entered to a plea agreement with the Government. ... More...
(07-08-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Perla Yvonne Perez
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transports an illegal alien in violation of 8:1324(a)(l)(A)(v)(I). ... More...
(06-30-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Jerrold Albert Chavarria and Jerry Antocio Romero
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder. Defendants Jerrold Chavarria and Jerry Romero are alleged to have kidnapped and brutally murdered a woman in Eddy County, New Mexico. Instead of state kidnapping charges, Mr. Chavarria and Mr. Romero were charged with the federal crime of kidnapping resulting in death.... More...
(06-16-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Michael Rivera
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual-exploitation and child-pornography-production. On January 9, 2022, the Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) received a report of a possible crime against a child involving Mr. Rivera and Jane Doe, a juvenile. The next day, GCSO Detective Jason Jordan interviewed Ms. Doe's mother, Valeri Arzaga. Ms... More...
(06-16-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Juan Francisco Carvajal-Andujar
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal. In 2022, Mr. Carvajal-Andujar was removed from the United States after he was released from custody for a 2017 conviction for kidnapping and indecent assault of a minor. In 2024, he was caught attempting to reenter the country without authorization. Mr. Carvajal-A... More...
(06-09-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Estanislao Chavez-Alvarez
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with; 8:1326(a) and (b): RE-ENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available ... More...
(05-09-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Isidro Sanchez
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth. MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you. Call 83... More...
(05-01-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Francisco Torres-Cadena
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with; 8:1326(a)(b)(1) REENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represe... More...
(04-30-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Ismael Vazquez-Garcia
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal. Mr. Vazquez-Garcia is a 42-year-old Mexican citizen. He was first removed from the United States on December 21, 2022, after being released from incarceration for a 2018 child-abuse offense. In November 2023, Border Patrol agents near Lordsburg, New Mexico located Mr. Vazq... More...
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