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Esther J. Winne Category: Person Description: A Public Affairs contact for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 28 August 2025 | Detroit-Area Man Found Guilty of Maliciously Setting Fires to Semi-Truck Trailers According to evidence presented at an 8-day trial, Viorel Pricop maliciously set fire to three semi-truck trailers belonging to Swift Transportation, a Phoenix-based commercial trucking company, as part of a larger pattern of arsons targeting Swift. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Esther J. Winne Dateline: Tucson, Arizona  Topic: Swift Transportation |
| 19 September 2025 | Three Mexican Nationals Arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute 133.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine Mariano Gomez Padilla also failed to yield to law enforcement and instead rammed his vehicle into one of the agent’s cars as well as two other vehicles parked on the street, causing significant damage. | Press Release (text &  photos)Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Esther J. Winne Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona |
| 17 November 2025 | Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme At trial, the government showed that, between June 2024 and early October 2024, Jorge J. Jimenez was assigned to the I-19 Checkpoint, and conspired with at least two individuals located in Mexico, to allow previously agreed-upon “load” vehicles to pass through his designated checkpoint lane without inspection. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Esther J. Winne Dateline: Tucson, Arizona Topic: Interstate Highway System |