The judge rejected a 20-year sentence that would have been combined with a federal case. Prosecutors said that Jon Hallford, 45, and his wife cheated grieving families while living a lavish lifestyle.

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Yarely Hermosillo, 27, was in a car struck by a bullet fired by a man who was arguing with another driver in Glendale, Ariz., the police said.

The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance on Sunday when a man came outside and opened fire, the police said.

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The suspect’s father said he was seeking a transfer from the Army base in Georgia, where he had complained of racism.

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