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A man from Murray, Utah, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to drug trafficking and firearm offenses.

Joseph Troy Ortega, a 58-year-old resident of West Valley City, Utah, pleaded guilty to robbing a credit union after threatening a teller and escaping with $3,690.

Gregory Aaron Farley, a 51-year-old resident of Hazelton, Idaho, pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

Troy Campbell, a 57-year-old businessman from Taylorsville, Utah, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering after defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $437,230.

Gregorio Tabarez-Hernandez, also known as “Trigger,” a member of the Florencia 13 gang from Sandy, Utah, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Melissa Holyoak has been appointed as the Interim United States Attorney for the District of Utah, effective November 17, 2025.

Daniela Ganassim Ericksen, a 47-year-old resident of Ivins, Utah, was sentenced for vandalizing petroglyphs on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Kane County.

During the recent lapse in government funding, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah continued to pursue federal cases, securing indictments, guilty pleas, and sentencings across a range of criminal matters.

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will temporarily suspend service on a section of the TRAX Green Line and close part of North Temple this weekend.

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has announced nightly closures of Interstate 215 near the mouth of Parleys Canyon in Salt Lake City to repair bridge beams.