Official account of former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Gary Restaino. This account is no longer active.
Phoenix, AZ
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A great way to close out my DOJ career: packing food boxes with our team and @StMarysFoodBank for our MLK Day of Service. St. Mary's was in the vanguard of the national food bank movement back in the 60s!
A six-year sentence for an alien smuggling coordinator sends a deterrent message and disrupts criminal activity. Among the aggravating factors here are the dangerous, nighttime high-speed flight by one of this defendant's co-conspirators. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/human…
We’re all about individual accountability in our border vigilance. Thanks to @azpublicmedia for noticing the substantial uptick in prosecutions, and asking for an explanation. azpm.org/p/headlines/2024/7/…
Primary day is an opportunity for election officials to kick the tires before the general election in November. USAO staff will be on the ground assisting DOJ with monitoring, to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a ballot easily and efficiently. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
We announced charges on Brian Ogstad at the end of March. teapawt.net/USAO_AZ/status/1773470… He has now pleaded guilty to threatening election officials. Let this be a message to anyone who seeks to take the rule of law into their own hands via vigilante justice. justice.gov/opa/pr/man-plead…
Justice Department Officials Announce Developments in Election Threats Cases in Arizona
@FBIPhoenix youtu.be/HWmyr4CmoLg?si=WyLp…
Thanks to OPDAT’s Walter Perkel @USDOJ_Intl and to Director Santiago Hernandez @FGR_SV for convening an “intercambio” in San Salvador to discuss best practices and cooperation in protecting migrants from the violence inherent in alien smuggling.
Gran oportunidad esta semana de colaborar, a traves de @ileasansalvador, con fiscales y jueces de Sudamerica y Centroamerica en un discurso anti-corupcion. Estamos mas fuerte y seguro en el hemisferio cuando trabajemos juntos.
Refugees enter America through a secure process and via overseas vetting. These are “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” We meet our moral obligation to this vulnerable community by prosecuting those who harm them. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/forme…
"Switches" are illegal and dangerous: they turn handguns into machineguns. Great work by @ChiefPHXPD and @PhoenixPolice in protecting the public from these weapons. H/t to federal partners @ATFPhoenix,@HSIArizona and @CBPArizona. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/man-i…
With Attorney General Garland’s leadership, and through terrific strategic implementation by federal prosecutors including my colleagues @USAttyHamdani, @USAttyUballez, Jaime Esparza @USAO_WDTX and Tara McGrath @SDCAnews, int’l cooperation is at its peak. justice.gov/opa/pr/readout-j…
Here in Arizona we formed the Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats more than a decade ago. The Unified Command comprises county, state, federal and tribal law enforcement leaders in partnership on a mission to dismantle cross-border criminal activity.
ALT Unified Command of the Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats.
Thanks to the Office of Field Operations and the Tucson Border Patrol Sector for the Nogales tour. Nogales sets the standard for fentanyl interdictions. Can we do even better at keeping poison out of America? Sure, with more technology and more personnel.
ALT (L to R): Port Director Mike Humphries, USA Restaino, AZ LEC
ALT (L to R): Port Director Mike Humphries, USA Restaino, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge Justin De La Torre
In a solemn service last night, Arizona leaders (including @GovernorHobbs, @azagmayes and Colonel Glover @Arizona_DPS) honored two federal agents who we lost in the line of duty. We bear witness to the strength and compassion of all peace officers — federal, state and local.
ALT Memorial Wall, Panel IX, adding two new names: Patrick C. Bauer (Special Agent, IRS-CI, end of watch August 17, 2023; and Freddy Ortiz (Border Patrol Agent, end of watch November 14, 2023).
ALT (L to R): Colonel Glover, Governor Hobbs, Chaplain Rogers (CBP), US Attorney Restaino, Attorney General Mayes, Assistant Chief Osborne (PPD), Director LeFevre (ACJC), Special Agent Geisler.
In recognition of National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, and in honor of the resilience of victims, USAO employees from Arizona and New Mexico gathered at the Arizona State Capitol to hear about new best practices and to enhance collaboration.
ALT (L to R) AZ Victim Advocates Cisco Garcia and Evelyn Robles, AZ USA Gary Restaino, AZ AUSA and Tribal Liaison Kiyoko Patterson, and NM Regional MMIP AUSA Eliot Neal.
Vigilance in protecting the public in Indian Country includes the investigation of DUI fatalities. Great work by the Criminal Investigators of the Navajo Division of Public Safety in vindicating victims' rights. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/drunk…
See something, say something. Enormous thanks to concerned members of the University of Arizona community who reported a misogynist's threats to law enforcement. Go Cats! justice.gov/usao-az/pr/tucso…
We work best when we work together. Here's a parallel investigation combining individual prosecution and Affirmative Civil Enforcement (to protect the public fisc), in conjunction with @FBIPhoenix, @OIGatHHS, and @DoD_IG's DCIS. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/arizo…
The interdiction of southbound firearms (and the money used to facilitate firearms trafficking) is a key tool in border vigilance. Thanks to @HSIArizona for making Nogales safer. justice.gov/usao-az/pr/firea…
Maricopa County poll workers continue to set the standard for informative and friendly service on Election Day. After presenting two alternate forms of identification, as permitted by Arizona law, I voted easily and quickly this morning. And I got this neat sticker to boot!
When our law enforcement partners open their doors to "citizen academies," it promotes the transparency (and explains the consistency) inherent in the Rule of Law. Thanks to @FBIPhoenix for hosting me and command staff from Oro Valley PD, Tucson PD, Pima County Sheriff and BOP.
