2005 Press Releases

(Phoenix, Ariz. - September 2, 2005) Arizona schools have a legal responsibility to promptly enroll students who have come to this state after being forced from their Gulf Coast homes by Hurricane Katrina, Attorney General Terry Goddard…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – September 1, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today warned Arizona residents to be on the watch for fraudulent Hurricane Katrina charity appeals. 

One example is a letter claiming to be from a Tulane…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 1, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of Kent Arnel Young, 45, and Pamela Louise Young, 40, both of Glendale, on fraud and identity theft charges.

They were indicted…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – August 31, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning Arizonans about a new twist to the lottery scam. A Glendale resident was recently contacted by mail by a company called “Las Vegas, Nevada Actionable…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – August 30, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the seizure of $101 million that may belong to Bayou Management, a Connecticut-based hedge fund firm. The company has recently come under…

(Tucson, Ariz. – August 29, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of New Jersey resident Steven Chou, 43, for soliciting a young boy to engage in a sexual encounter. Chou is scheduled to be arraigned…

The United Sates Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday that used Zylon-containing body armor vests – regardless of the manufacturer – may not provide the intended level of ballistic protection. Results of studies conducted by…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - August 24, 2005)  Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will host attorneys general from the 10 Border States in the U.S. and Mexico to the 22nd Annual Border Attorneys General Conference September 7 through 9.…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – August 19, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the sentencing of Charlene Elizabeth Sowles, 31, of Phoenix, who pleaded guilty to one count Theft.

Sowles was indicted by the State Grand…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – August 19, 2005)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the guilty verdict of Ernesto Mendez-Cañez, 36, for drug trafficking and other charges. This August 17 guilty verdict, delivered by a Pima County…