ALBUQUERQUE — A Gamerco woman pleaded guilty in federal court to robbery and federal firearms charges arising from her role in the armed robbery of a Gallup insurance company in 2021.
According to publicly available court documents, on Dec. 4, 2021, Amber Yazzie, 29, entered an insurance company in Gallup with two co-conspirators, while a fourth co-conspirator waited outside in a vehicle. Yazzie brandished a firearm, yelled at the employees to turn over money, and threatened them before reportedly firing the gun into the ceiling.
Following the robbery, Yazzie and her co-defendants traveled to Albuquerque, where they used some of the stolen funds for a shopping spree at a local mall. Law enforcement later recovered receipts and surveillance footage documenting these purchases.
At sentencing, Yazzie faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison. Upon her release from prison, Yazzie will be subject to up to three years of supervised release.
The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety, the Navajo Nation Police Department, the Gallup Police Department and the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
