Gabrielle Arsiaga News-Sun A Hobbs man will serve probation for stealing from two local businesses.  Keith Wayne Sanders, 27, of Hobbs pleaded guilty to fraud, a fourth-degree felony, on Dec. 8, for taking $3,600 from local businesses Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle, belonging to Wade Cavitt. He was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and ordered …

Gabrielle Arsiaga News-Sun A Hobbs man will serve probation for stealing from two local businesses.  Keith Wayne Sanders, 27, of Hobbs pleaded guilty to fraud, a fourth-degree felony, on Dec. 8, for taking $3,600 from local businesses Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle, belonging to Wade Cavitt. He was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and ordered …

In addition to forgery and fraud three additional charges have been filed against a local attorney. On July 28 local Hobbs defense attorney Ross Bettis was charged with forgery, a fourth-degree felony; and fraud, a misdemeanor after allegedly forging a probate document. On Monday three additional charges were filed alleging he made several ATM transfers to his own personal bank …

Lea County Sheriff Office deputies arrested four men for credit card fraud after they allegedly charged approximately $42,408.78 worth of unauthorized transactions to a fuel card for an oilfield business. Fernando Esparza-Gonzales, 35, of Loving-ton; Ruben Rios-Alvidrez, 45, of Hobbs; Saul Hernandez, 40, of Eunice; and Juan Lozano-Plascencia, 38, of Lovington, were all arrested on July 13 and charged with …

Five individuals with “family ties” have been arrested on various fraud charges after filing fraudulent purchase orders with three businesses. According to the Hobbs Police Department’s arrest reports, Esteban Cantu, James Cobarrubio, Edmundo Ramos, Michelle Sosa and Yanquil Alonzo were all arrested on various felonies and misdemeanors on separate dates spanning from March through May for filing fraudulent purchase orders. …