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Old Town Jewelry Store Guilty of Fraudulently Selling Jewelry as Indian-Made

By DOJ on Oct 25, 2017 Featured, National, National/World

ALBUQUERQUE – Nael Ali, 53, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by selling counterfeit Native American-style jewelry out of two retail jewelry stores located in Albuquerque’s Old Town. Ali entered a guilty plea to two felony charges under a plea agreement that recommends […]

Two New Mexico Policemen Charged with Murder of Homeless Man

By Alaska Native News on Jan 13, 2015 Featured, National

Charges of murder have been leveled at two New Mexico police officers, Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez, that shot and killed a homeless man with a history of mental illness who was camping illegally in the foothills near Albuquerque in March of last year. 38-year-old James Boyd was shot and killed after officers contacted him […]