2007 Press Releases

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 16, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning consumers of a phone scam offering phony financial grants.

The Attorney General’s Office has learned that Arizonans are receiving phone calls from scam artists…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 10, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Bernie “Junior” Ramirez, 34, of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 280 years in prison. Ramirez was found guilty September 7 in Maricopa County Superior Court on…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 9, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Jose Angel Diaz-Quintero, 44, has been convicted on charges related to producing and selling fake Social Security and Permanent Resident cards.

During the…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 2, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Wayne McLaws, 60, of Peoria, was sentenced to two years in prison and seven years of probation for his role in two fraudulent investment programs, Dennel Finance…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 1, 2007) Methamphetamine use is a real and growing problem in Arizona, especially among young people. According to the 2006 Arizona Youth Survey, 4.3 percent of our state's youth, ages 13-17, have tried the drug.…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 27, 2007) Apache County Sheriff Brian Hounshell today pleaded guilty to Solicitation for Misuse of Public Monies, a Class 6 undesignated felony. As part of his plea agreement, he also submitted his resignation, effective…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 27, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard and Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) Director Gale Garriott today announced that the State Grand Jury has returned a 136-count indictment against eight defendants on charges…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 25, 2007) The following is a statement from Attorney General Terry Goddard regarding the verdict in the case against Warren Jeffs:

History was made today in a small courtroom in St. George, Utah. I commend the jury…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 24, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a $95,000 settlement with Lenox Financial Mortgage, LLC, an Atlanta-based mortgage broker. The settlement resolves allegations that the company violated the Arizona…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 21, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed last year against the Indo-American Cultural & Religious Foundation of Arizona on behalf of a Phoenix man who claimed…