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ATF dog mauled by pitbull during search of Tucson property
A service dog belonging to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was attacked by a pitbull Thursday morning while agents served a state warrant on one of two Tucson area properties.
Man in Casa Grande Social Security explosion due in court
PHOENIX — A man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside an Arizona Social Security Administration office is set to appear in federal court in Phoenix.
Man gets nearly 4 years in Fast and Furious case
PHOENIX — An admitted straw buyer was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his part in a gun smuggling ring that was targeted in the botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
No injuries in blast at Casa Grande Social Security office
CASA GRANDE — Authorities say they’re investigating a small explosion that happened at the back entrance of Casa Grande’s Social Security Administration office.
Judge to sentence 2 men in Fast and Furious case
PHOENIX — Two men are set for sentencing Monday in Phoenix for their acknowledged roles as “straw buyers” for a gun smuggling ring that was monitored in the government’s botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Arizona woman to be sentenced in Fast and Furious case
PHOENIX — A federal judge is scheduled to sentence a woman today who admitted to aiding at a gun smuggling ring that was monitored in the government’s botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Justice Dept. seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.
'Fast and Furious' report excuses Holder, slams others in Justice Dept.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz referred over a dozen people for possible disciplinary action for their roles in Operation Fast and Furious. A report on the operation released today did not criticize Attorney General Eric Holder.
Justice won’t prosecute Holder for contempt
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won’t be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.
Flashlight bombs puzzle Phoenix authorities
PHOENIX — Flick the switch on these flashlights and they don’t light up. They blow up.
Report: Mexico seized 68,000 guns from US since 2006
WASHINGTON — The government says that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States.
2 in Arizona’s Fast and Furious case to change plea
PHOENIX — Two men charged with participating in a gun smuggling ring are expected to change their pleas in the federal government’s botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Slain border agent's family seeks $25 million
The parents of slain U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry are blaming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for Terry’s death in a legal claim filed today.
Man sentenced in Tucson cocaine case
A man has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in Arizona.
Senate blocks gun-smuggling probes like ‘Fast and Furious’
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to effectively block the Justice Department from undertaking gun-smuggling probes like the flawed “Operation Fast and Furious” aimed at breaking up networks running guns to Mexican drug cartels but that lost track of hundreds of the weapons, some of whic…
US man smuggled grenade parts for drug cartels, Mexico says
PHOENIX - Police have arrested an American man who allegedly smuggled parts for as many as 2,000 grenades into Mexico for drug cartels, more than a year after he was released by U.S. agents who stopped him at the Arizona-Mexico border for having more than a hundred grenade parts.
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