Statement from Terry Goddard on National Mortgage Fraud Task Force

(Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 17, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today made the following statement on the Obama Administrations announcement of the creation of a national financial fraud task force:

"I applaud the President for forming a national financial fraud task force. Locally, our Arizona Mortgage Fraud Task Force has been a successful model of state and federal law enforcement agencies collaborating to prosecute mortgage fraud. The President's initiative will strengthen our collective efforts to fight these crimes that have had such devastating consequences on Arizona's economy."