Glendale Business Owner Sues U.S. Government Over Seized Property
A Glendale, Arizona business owner, Mario Ayala of Ayala's Mini Market, has filed a federal lawsuit in Phoenix against the U.S. government. The suit concerns a raid conducted in February 2025 by Department of Homeland Security and IRS agents, during…
Phoenix, AZ, October 20, 2026 —
Mario Ayala, owner of Ayala’s Mini Market in Glendale, Arizona, has filed a federal lawsuit in Phoenix against the U.S. government over property seized during a raid by Department of Homeland Security and Internal Revenue Service agents.
The raid took place in February 2025. An estimated $460,000 in cash, along with computers and other items, was seized, according to the available account of the case. Ayala is seeking the return of the property, which has remained unreturned for 20 months.
Ayala has not been charged with a crime, the summary of the lawsuit states. It does not provide details about the legal claims in the filing, the reasons agents conducted the raid, or the specific items taken beyond cash, computers and other property.
The filing date, the court case number and the government’s response were not provided. The available information also does not identify which agency has custody of the seized property or whether the government has given a reason for not returning it.
The lawsuit places the dispute over the seized property before a federal court in Phoenix. No further information was provided about court proceedings or what steps may follow.
Story summarized from the original created by Zach Prelutsky on www.azfamily.com, see more information here.
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