Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Enclosed is the United States Attorney’s Office’s 2007 Indian Country Report on federal prosecution and civil litigation matters arising in Arizona from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. While there has been a change of leadership in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, what has not changed is the commitment of the individual employees who daily handle criminal and civil matters arising each day in Arizona’s Indian Country. During this time period we:
- filed 326 cases in Indian Country against multiple defendants while handling on-going cases from previous years and participating in on-going investigations
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provided victim advocacy and support services to over 2,000 federal crime victims including approximately 200 Indian victims;
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successfully prosecuted over 30 defendants under the Arizona Methamphetamine Eradication initiative (see pages 7 - 15) and continue to receive case referrals; and we
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participated in a record number of tribal prosecution and law enforcement organizational meetings, consultation and training events to share information, build coordination, and improve the quality of service to Arizona’s Indian Country.
This report does not list the names of those who, each day, respond to crimes of violence, provide support to crime victims or who represent the joint interests of the tribal community and the federal government in federal court. These men and women dedicate their lives to public safety and public service for the betterment of our communities and we owe them our gratitude. I am thankful for their efforts and I hope that you will recognize their contributions to fighting crime in Arizona’s Indian communities.
Daniel G. Knauss
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
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