And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ex-tribal judge indicted on
federal drug charges
http://www.azcentral.com/news/0610drugjudge.shtml
By The Arizona Republic
June 10, 1999
Mary Juan, a former Tohono O'odham tribal judge
arrested last month, was indicted Wednesday on federal
drug-trafficking charges.
Some of the activities allegedly took place while Juan
was a sitting judge.
U.S. Customs patrol officers arrested Juan on May 14
at her home near Sells after they found 15 bales of
marijuana in the trunk of her car and in a shed behind
her house. Juan's home is just north of the Mexican
border and slightly east of the San Miguel border gate
through which couriers sometimes smuggle drugs.
Juan faces one charge specifically connected to last
month's incident, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
In addition, the grand jury indictment issued in Tucson
on Wednesday charged Juan and her daughter-in-law,
Miriam Johnson, with other marijuana trafficking
activities alleged to have taken place between May 22,
1995, and May 14, 1999, the office said.
Juan served on the tribal court from October 1993 until
early this year, but was not assigned to criminal cases,
Tribal Judge Lucilda Norris said in an interview last
month. Juan handled mostly civil child abuse and
neglect cases.
"It's unfortunate her credibility has come into question,"
Norris said, noting that Juan's arrest came as a surprise
to many in the community.
Two of the four counts facing Juan carry sentences of
10 years to life in prison, while two others carry
penalties of five to 40 years.
The southern flank of the Tohono O'odham Nation is
frequented by smugglers because it shares 76 miles of
border with Mexico and features remote terrain.
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