FBI targets violent crimes on Arizona tribal lands with new charges

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

The FBI and Department of Justice have brought charges in five cases on Arizona tribal lands as part of Operation Not Forgotten.

The FBI and Department of Justice have charged five people in connection with violent crimes on Arizona tribal lands as part of Operation Not Forgotten, a federal initiative to address unresolved violence in tribal communities.

On the Navajo Nation, investigators brought charges in four cases. These included charges relating to two violent assaults, an arson and the aggravated sexual abuse of a child younger than 12. A fifth person was charged with assault on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation 'sends a loud and clear message that our long-forgotten partners in Indian Country are forgotten no more'.

Operation Not Forgotten is now in its fourth year of operation. The latest iteration ran from April 1 to September 30 and produced significant increases in enforcement activity: arrests increased by 123% and the number of people charged rose by 52% compared with the same period in the previous year.

How it is being reported

• Federal operation targets violent crimes on Arizona tribal lands, 5 chargedNew federal cases on the Navajo Nation and Fort Apache Reservation are part of an FBI push to confront unresolved violence in tribal communities.KOLD · 21 Oct, 03:30
• Federal operation targets violent crimes on Arizona tribal lands, 5 chargedNew federal cases on the Navajo Nation and Fort Apache Reservation are part of an FBI push to confront unresolved violence in tribal communities.Azfamily · 21 Oct, 03:30

In this story: FBI · Department of Justice · Navajo Nation · Fort Apache Indian Reservation · Kash Patel

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