2012 Press Releases

PHOENIX (Wednesday, November 1, 2012) -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging that several related Arizona and out-of-state telemarketing companies have defrauded thousands of consumers…

Natural disasters often result in predatory consumer scams popping up nationwide, and Arizona consumers need to be alert to those potential schemes, Attorney General Tom Horne said today.

“One of the more unfortunate consequences of…

Phoenix (Thursday, October 25, 2012) -- Attorney General Tom Horne today announced that the second case in his ongoing auto repair “sting” operations has put Sun Valley Towing out of the towing and auto repair business. In a Judgment totaling $…

PHOENIX (Monday, October 22, 2012) -- A Tucson man employed as an adult caregiver has been convicted of one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult, and will serve prison time and also pay $250,000 in restitution, Attorney General Tom Horne…

Phoenix (Thursday, October 18, 2012) -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has obtained a Consent Judgment against Rosa Galope in a consumer fraud lawsuit in which the State alleged that Ms. Galope engaged in a scheme designed to defraud…

PHOENIX (Tuesday, October 16, 2012) -- Attorney General Tom Horne has obtained a Consent Judgment against a Phoenix area firearms company, to settle allegations that the firm violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by not providing promised…

PHOENIX (Monday, October 15, 2012) -- Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General, announced today that he has persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to take review of Arizona’s Voter Integrity case. Previously, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled…

PHOENIX (Tuesday, October 02, 2012) – Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today released the following statement regarding the on-duty death of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent working the international border near Naco, Az.:

“The news today…

PHOENIX (Wednesday, September 26, 2012) -- Expired, unwanted, unused and otherwise dangerous prescription drugs will be taken back at an event this Saturday in Phoenix to encourage Arizonans to get rid of unneeded prescription drugs that can pose…

PHOENIX (September 24, 2012) -- Attorney General Tom Horne today released the details explaining how Arizona will utilize $57 million in Mortgage Settlement funds. This $57 million is comprised of funds awarded to Arizona as part of the National…