The Attorney General announces more help with prosecution of border crime
Posted - 5/26/2010 at 5:47PM

Attorney General Terry Goddard Wednesday announced the expansion of his Office's border crime enforcement. Goddard is creating a Border Crime Prosecution Team. The 10-12 person team will be headquartered in Tucson, partially at the federal government's Intelligence and Operations Coordination Center, and will consist of investigators and prosecutors dedicated to fighting border-related crime.

The new team will concentrate on crimes committed by the Mexican cartels involved in the smuggling of drugs, weapons, money and humans across Arizona's southern border. It will conduct investigations into cartel operations with a goal of bringing cartel leaders to justice.

The $94 million recovery from Western Union resolved complex legal actions related to the company's money transfers that the Attorney General's Office alleged were sometimes used for criminal purposes. The money will help fiance the team.

The team will be headed by Richard Wintory, a former senior prosecutor in the Pima County Attorney's Office. The Border Enforcement Section will work in coordination with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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