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David Wellington was sentenced to 40 months in prison for devising and operating a tax evasion scheme and ordered to pay over $5.5 million in restitution.

Leif Hayman was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison for trying to hire an undercover ATF agent to murder his girlfriend's mother for $200.

Amadius Archuleta was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.

Eric Watson was sentenced to 14 days in prison and three years of supervised release for a violent family dispute that escalated into a near-fatal stabbing.

Octavio Jimenez-Marquez was sentenced to 248 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after being found in possession of over 500 grams of methamphetamine and two firearms in a stolen vehicle.

Lionel Medina was sentenced to three years supervised probation for a drunk driving crash on Santa Ana Pueblo in 2021.  

Kenneth Lee Begay was sentenced to three years of supervised probation for assaulting a Navajo Nation Police Department officer following a community meeting during which he threatened tribal officials and later engaged in a confrontation with law enforcement. The Navajo Nation Police Department officer is considered a “federal officer” by virtue of her holding a special law-enforcement cross-commission certification.  

Kenzie Alonzo was indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly beating and strangling his intimate partner.

Kirtie Cohoe pleaded guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal stabbing during a family gathering in Shiprock.

Jordian Pacheco pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl on the Navajo Nation after meeting her online and lying about his age.

Nathan Wallace was sentenced to 52 months in prison following his conviction for possessing a pipe bomb and ammunition near a church playground.

Tyrell Jordan Benally pleaded guilty in federal court to a single assault charge related to a brutal attack that left his victim with life-threatening injuries.