Israel Jiménez and Juan Antonio Cisneros Sentenced to 11 Years and 1 Month for December 2022 Attempted Homicide of Journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva

A federal judge sentenced Israel Jiménez Ávila, known as "El Yeye," and Juan Antonio Cisneros Morales, also referred to as "El Dedos" or "El Dedotes," to 11 years and one month in prison for attempted homicide and criminal association related to the December 2022 attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva. The conviction was obtained by Mexico's Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Attention to Crimes against Freedom of Expression (FEADLE) and confirmed by the Attorney General's Office (FGR). Separately, in Mexico, two individuals were sentenced to a combined 45 years in prison for a $110 million bank robbery in Nogales. In the United States, a man from Henderson, Nevada, received a prison sentence exceeding 15 years for fraudulently obtaining over $11 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Enrique Yoel R. was sentenced to 131 years in prison in Tamaulipas, Mexico, for crimes including kidnapping, homicide, and criminal association connected to the murder of Karen Alejandra and activist Miriam Rodríguez.