US Marshals arrest Arizona fugitive in New Jersey

PHOENIX — The United States Marshals Service (USMS) arrested an Arizona fugitive in New Jersey on money laundering charges on Wednesday.

Humberto Ortiz was arrested in the town of Marlton, located about 20 miles east of Philadelphia, and will be extradited to Arizona, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

Ortiz had been a fugitive since 2015 when he fled from Arizona to New Jersey. He was wanted in Arizona for conspiracy to commit laundering of monetary instruments and laundering monetary instruments, authorities said.

“Humberto Ortiz thought he could hide from the consequences of his actions; however, the U.S. Marshals will continue to search for and apprehend fugitives no matter how far or how long they try to evade justice,” Van Bayless, United States Marshal for the District of Arizona, said in a release.

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