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Defendant Charged with Naturalization Fraud
Juan Antonio Ruiz, a native and citizen of Mexico and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been indicted for violating Title 18 U.S.C. § 1425(a), Naturalization Fraud, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
According to the indictment, in 2015, Ruiz provided false statements under oath in his Application for Naturalization, naturalization interview, and Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony, indicating that he had never committed a crime for which he had not been arrested. In January 2021, Ruiz pleaded guilty to the crimes of Sexual Conduct with a Minor Under Fifteen (from January 2004 through January 2008) and Attempted Molestation of a Child (from September 2003 through September 2006) in the Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County.
Ruiz was arrested for the crimes in May 2018. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah G. Johnson. Case number CR-25-01502-TUC-AMM.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Over 215 Individuals for Immigration-Related Crimes in Arizona
In a week-long enforcement operation from March 15, 2025, through March 21, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 217 defendants.
The United States filed 91 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 103 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States also filed 15 cases against 23 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona.
These cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is committed to enforcing federal laws and protecting the public from crimes related to immigration and national security.
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/.
Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Immigration Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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